Danish premature birth rates during the COVID-19 lockdown
Danish premature birth rates during the COVID-19 lockdown
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DOI:
10.1136/archdischild-2020-319990
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发表时间:
2021-01-01
影响因子:
4.4
通讯作者:
Lausten-Thomsen, Ulrik
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作者:
Hedermann, Gitte;Hedley, Paula Louise;Lausten-Thomsen, Ulrik
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