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Multicenter Study
. 2021 Jan 5;325(1):87-89.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.20991.

Changes in Preterm Birth Phenotypes and Stillbirth at 2 Philadelphia Hospitals During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic, March-June 2020

Sara C Handley  1 , Anne M Mullin  2 , Michal A Elovitz  2 , Kristin D Gerson  2 , Diana Montoya-Williams  1 , Scott A Lorch  1 , Heather H Burris  1
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Multicenter Study

Changes in Preterm Birth Phenotypes and Stillbirth at 2 Philadelphia Hospitals During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic, March-June 2020

Sara C Handley et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

This study uses data from the GeoBirth pregnancy cohort of all births in 2 hospitals in Philadelphia to examine whether rates of preterm birth, spontaneous preterm birth, medically indicated preterm birth, and stillbirth have changed during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic compared with prepandemic rates.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Lorch reported receiving grants from the National Institutes of Health outside the submitted work. Dr Burris reported receiving grants from March of Dimes during the conduct of the study. No other disclosures were reported.

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