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. 2020 Nov;2(4):100258.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2020.100258. Epub 2020 Oct 15.

Decreased incidence of preterm birth during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic

Vincenzo Berghella  1 , Rupsa Boelig  1 , Amanda Roman  1 , Julia Burd  2 , Kathryn Anderson  3
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Decreased incidence of preterm birth during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic

Vincenzo Berghella et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2020 Nov.
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PTB by gestational age at delivery comparing 2019 pre–COVID-19 and 2020 COVID-19 periods Rate of term and preterm delivery comparing March to July 2019 (blue) with March to July 2020 (red). ∗Indicates a statistically significant difference between periods at P<.05. COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; PTB, preterm birth. Berghella. Preterm birth in COVID-19 pandemic. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM 2020.
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