Socioeconomic disparities in changes to preterm birth and stillbirth rates during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: a study of 21 European countries.

Jennifer ZeitlinMarianne PhilibertHenrique BarrosLisa BroedersJan CapŽeljka DraušnikHilde EngjomAlex FarrJeanne FressonMiriam GattGissler MikaGünther HellerJelena IsakovaKarin KällénTheopisti KyprianouMarzia LoghiKirsten MonteathLaust MortensenTonia RihsLuule SakkeusIzabela SikoraKatarzyna SzamotulskaPetr VelebilIvan VerdenikGuy WeberIrisa ZileOscar ZurriagaLucy Smithnull null

Published in: European journal of public health (2024)

PTB decreases were similar regardless of SES group, while stillbirth rates rose without marked differences between groups.

Keyphrases

preterm birth
low birth weight
gestational age
healthcare
preterm infants