Population-level changes in perinatal death for pregnancies prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A pregnancy cohort analysis.

Anna FunkNikki Lee StephensonDeborah A McNeilVerena KuretEliana CastilloRadhmilla ParmarKara A NerenbergGary TeareKristin KleinAmy Metcalfe

Published in: Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology (2024)

We observed a decrease in perinatal death for pregnancies overlapping with the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta, particularly among those at high risk of these outcomes. Specific pandemic control measures and government response programmes in our setting may have contributed to this finding.

Keyphrases

preterm birth
pregnancy outcomes
pregnant women
gestational age
sars cov
coronavirus disease
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
glycemic control