Health of singleton neonates in Switzerland through time and crises: a cross-sectional study at the population level, 2007-2022.
Mathilde Le VuKatarina L MatthesMarek BrabecJulien RiouVeronika W SkrivankovaIrene HösliSabine RohrmannKaspar StaubPublished in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2024)
Overall, maternal and neonatal health demonstrated resilience to the economic crisis and to the COVID-19 pandemic in a high-income country like Switzerland. However, the effect of exposure to the COVID-19 pandemic is dual, and the negative impact of maternal infection on pregnancy is well-documented. Stress exposure and economic constraint may also have had adverse effects among the most vulnerable subgroups of Switzerland. To investigate better the impact of heatwave exposure on neonatal health, weekly or daily-level data is needed, instead of monthly-level data.