ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2021
Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on Preterm Births, Low Birthweights and Stillbirths: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
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- The association of COVID-19 lockdowns with adverse birth and pregnancy outcomes in 28 high-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Nature human behaviour · 2025Pooled it
- Impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on preterm birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Public health · 2022Pooled it
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on growth, nutrition and immune function in infants and toddlers.Public health nutrition · 2026Article
- Policy Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic in High-Income Countries and the Associated Maternal-Infant Health Outcomes: A Systematic Literature and Policy Review.Health science reports · 2026Review
- Time series analysis of impact of COVID-19 on infant and neonatal mortality in the United States.Pediatric research · 2026Article
- Effect of the COVID-19 lockdown in Shanghai on maternal and neonatal outcomes.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- The impact of changes in health policies caused by COVID-19 on pregnancy outcomes in Iran during health crises: A retrospective quasi-experimental study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Gestational Weight Gain and Neonatal Biometry during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multicenter Observational Cohort.American journal of perinatology · 2025Observational
- Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the rates of adverse birth outcomes and fetal mortality in Japan: an analysis of national data from 2010 to 2022.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Effect of Lockdown Period of COVID-19 Pandemic on Maternal Weight Gain, Gestational Diabetes, and Newborn Birth Weight.American journal of perinatology · 2024Article
- Pregnancy outcomes before and during COVID-19 pandemic in Tamale Metropolis, Ghana: A retrospective cohort study.PloS one · 2024Article
- The Temporal Relationship Between the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic and Preterm Birth.Obstetrics and gynecology · 2023Observational
- Indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on risk of gestational diabetes and factors contributing to increased risk in a multiethnic population: a retrospective cohort study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on glycemic levels during pregnancy: A retrospective analysis.Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland) · 2023Article
- Delivery and neonatal outcomes of pregnant women during the Shanghai lockdown: A retrospective analysis.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
- An evaluation of the association between lockdown during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and prematurity at the Nice University Hospital.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
- Fetal death after the introduction of COVID-19 mitigation measures in Sweden, Denmark and Norway: a registry-based study.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Impact of COVID-19-Related Lockdown on Delivery and Perinatal Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Are preterm birth and very low birth weight rates altered in the early COVID (2020) SARS-CoV-2 era?Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe effect of lockdowns during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on pregnancy outcomes remains uncertain. We aimed to evaluate the association between the COVID-19-related lockdown and pregnancy outcomes in maternity hospitals in France. STUDY
designThis was a retrospective cohort study from six tertiary referral hospitals in different regions of France. Three 55-day periods were compared: pre-lockdown from 22 January 2020, lockdown from 17 March 2020, and post-lockdown from 11 May 2020 to 4 July 2020. We included all women who delivered singleton or multiple pregnancies, who delivered at ≥24 weeks of gestation and with birthweights ≥500 g. We documented gestational ages at the delivery of liveborn and stillborn infants ('stillbirths'). These were categorized as having a very low birthweight (VLBW, <1500 g), or a low birthweight (LBW, <2500 g). Adjustments were made for place of birth, maternal age, parity and diabetes, and hypertensive disorders, as well as for multiple pregnancies.
resultsIn total, 11,929 women delivered in the six selected centers. This figure is constituted of 4093, 3829, and 4007 deliveries in the pre-lockdown (1), peri-lockdown (2), and post-lockdown (3) periods, respectively. There were no differences in pregnancy outcomes between these three periods. Overall, birth rates <27
conclusionThe pregnancy outcomes (preterm birth, LBW, VLBW, and stillbirth rates) were not modified by the COVID-19 lockdown in our cohort study in France. Considering the discrepancies in results and methodological issues in previous published studies, there is not sufficient evidence to conclude that such lockdowns have any impact on perinatal outcomes.
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