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Comment
. 2022 Jul;36(4):490-492.
doi: 10.1111/ppe.12910.

The COVID-19 pandemic, preterm birth and the potential role of composition of gestations

Michelle C Dimitris  1 , Robert W Platt  2
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The COVID-19 pandemic, preterm birth and the potential role of composition of gestations

Michelle C Dimitris et al. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2022 Jul.
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Observed and predicted number of live births by calendar month in the United States from 2015 to 2020. Predicted number of live births were estimated by fitting an ARIMA(0,1,1)x (0,1,1)12 among live births from January 2015 to February 2020 and extrapolating model to the March 2020–December 2020 period
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