Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Comment
. 2021 Mar 1;137(3):403-404.
doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004237.

Preterm Birth During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic in a Large Hospital System in the United States

Rachel Wood  1 , Colleen Sinnott, Ilona Goldfarb, Mark Clapp, Thomas McElrath, Sarah Little
Affiliations
Comment

Preterm Birth During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic in a Large Hospital System in the United States

Rachel Wood et al. Obstet Gynecol. .

Abstract

The preterm birth rate was unchanged in a metropolitan U.S. hospital system during the peak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic compared with the prior year.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

Financial Disclosure Dr. Thomas McElrath receives grant funding from NX Prenatal outside the submitted work. He also receives non-financial support for his service on the advisory boards of Mirvie Inc, Roach, and Zea Biosciences, all outside the submitted work. The other authors did not report any potential conflicts of interest.

Comment in

Comment on

References

    1. Hedermann G, Hedley PL, Bækvad-Hansen M, Hjalgrim H, Rostgaard K, Poorisrisak P, et al. Danish premature birth rates during the COVID-19 lockdown. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2021;106:93–5. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2020-319990 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Philip RK, Purtill H, Reidy E, Daly M, Imcha M, McGrath D, et al. Unprecedented reduction in births of very low birthweight (VLBW) and extremely low birthweight (ELBW) infants during the COVID-19 lockdown in Ireland: a ‘natural experiment’ allowing analysis of data from the prior two decades. BMJ Glob Health 2020;5:e003075. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003075 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Khalil A, von Dadelszen P, Draycott T, Ugwumadu A, O'Brien P, Magee L. Change in the incidence of stillbirth and preterm delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic. JAMA 2020;324:705–6. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.12746 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Preston E. During coronavirus lockdowns, some doctors wondered: where are the preemies? Accessed August 25, 2020. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/19/health/coronavirus-premature-birth.html
    1. Emeruwa U, Spiegelman J, Ona S, Kahe K, Miller RS, Fuchs KM, et al. Influence of race and ethnicity on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection rates and clinical outcomes in pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol 2020;136:1040–3. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004088 - DOI - PubMed