Objectives To explore the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on premature birth rates in
Denmark Design Nationwide register-based prevalence proportion study. Participants …

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 …

Using provisional or opportunistic data, three nationwide studies (The Netherlands, the USA
and Denmark) have identified a reduction in preterm or extremely preterm births during …

Preliminary data in Europe have suggested a reduction in prematurity rates during the
COVID-19 pandemic, implying that contingency measures could have an impact on …

Background Although some studies have reported a decrease in preterm birth following the
start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the findings are inconsistent. Objective This study aimed to …

Purpose After living with the COVID-19 pandemic for more than 2 years, the impact of
lockdown measures on preterm birth rates is inconsistent according to data from different …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic led to regional or nationwide lockdowns as part of risk
mitigation measurements in many countries worldwide. Recent studies suggest an …

Aim Our aim was to investigate the rates of preterm births, live births and stillbirths in
Denmark during the first year of the COVID‐19 pandemic. Methods This was a national …

Objective The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of the coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) pandemic national lockdown period on the rate of singleton preterm births in …

Purpose Given contradictory evidence about preterm birth (PTB) decreases during COVID-
19 lockdowns, we investigate PTB rates during France's strict nationwide lockdown (March …