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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Hedermann, Gitte
• Hedley, Paula Louise
• Bækvad-Hansen, Marie
• Hjalgrim, Henrik
• Rostgaard, Klaus
• Poorisrisak, Porntiva
• Breindahl, Morten
• Melbye, Mads
• Hougaard, David M
• Christiansen, Michael
• Lausten-Thomsen, Ulrik

Titel

Danish premature birth rates during the COVID-19 lockdown

Ist Teil von

• Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition, 2021-01, Vol.106 (1), p.93

Ort / Verlag

England

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

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MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• To explore the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on premature birth rates in Denmark, a nationwide register-based prevalence proportion study was conducted on all 31 180 live singleton infants born in Denmark between 12 March and 14 April during 2015-2020.The distribution of gestational ages (GAs) was significantly different (p=0.004) during the lockdown period compared with the previous 5 years and was driven by a significantly lower rate of extremely premature children during the lockdown compared with the corresponding mean rate for the same dates in the previous years (OR 0.09, 95% CI 0.01 to 0.40, p<0.001). No significant difference between the lockdown and previous years was found for other GA categories.The reasons for this decrease are unclear. However, the lockdown has provided a unique opportunity to examine possible factors related to prematurity. Identification of possible causal mechanisms might stimulate changes in clinical practice.