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Are preterm birth and very low birth weight rates altered in the early COVID (2020) SARS-CoV-2 era?
Rodriguez, Kayla; Nudelman, Matthew J; Jegatheesan, Priya; Huang, Angela; Devarajan, Kamakshi; Haas, Jessica E; Cervantes, Rosemarie; Falbo, Kelle; Narasimhan, Sudha Rani; Cormier, Machelnil; Stewart, Mary Beth; Patel, Rupalee; Govindaswami, Balaji.
Afiliação
  • Rodriguez K; Neonatology/Pediatrics, Mountain Health Network, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, United States.
  • Nudelman MJ; Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, NY, United States.
  • Jegatheesan P; Neonatology/Pediatrics, Mountain Health Network, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, United States.
  • Huang A; Neonatology/Pediatrics, Santa Clara Valley Healthcare, San Jose, CA, United States.
  • Devarajan K; Neonatology/Pediatrics, Santa Clara Valley Healthcare, San Jose, CA, United States.
  • Haas JE; Neonatology/Pediatrics, Santa Clara Valley Healthcare, San Jose, CA, United States.
  • Cervantes R; Neonatology/Pediatrics, St. Francis Medical Center, Lynwood, CA, United States.
  • Falbo K; Utilization Managment and Population Health, Silversummit Health Plan, Nevada Subsidiary of Centene Corporation, Las Vegas, Nevada, MO, United States.
  • Narasimhan SR; Neonatology/Pediatrics, Mountain Health Network, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, United States.
  • Cormier M; Neonatology/Pediatrics, St. Francis Medical Center, Lynwood, CA, United States.
  • Stewart MB; Neonatology/Pediatrics, St. Francis Medical Center, Lynwood, CA, United States.
  • Patel R; Neonatology/Pediatrics, Santa Clara Valley Healthcare, San Jose, CA, United States.
  • Govindaswami B; Neonatology/Pediatrics, Santa Clara Valley Healthcare, San Jose, CA, United States.
Front Pediatr ; 10: 1093371, 2022.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36699310
ABSTRACT

Objective:

We evaluated the prevalence of preterm birth (PTB) and very low birth weight (VLBW) during Jan-Dec 2,020 (early COVID era) at 5 hospitals (2 in West Virginia, 3 in California) compared to Jan 2017-Dec 2019 (pre-COVID) inclusive of 2 regional perinatal centers (1 in Huntington, WV and 1 in San Jose, CA) and 3 community hospitals (1 each in Cabell, Los Angeles and Santa Clara counties). Design/

methods:

We examined PTB and VLBW rates of live births at 5 US hospitals from Jan 2017-Dec 2020. We compared PTB and VLBW rates in 2020 to 2017-2019 using Poisson regression and rate ratio with a 95% confidence interval. We stratified live births by gestational age (GA) (<37, 33-36, and <33 weeks) and birth weight (≤1,500 g, >1,001 g to ≤1,500 g, ≤1,000 g). We examined PTB rates at 4 of the hospitals during Jan-Dec 2020 and compared them to the prior period of Jan 2017-Dec 2019 using Statistical Process Control (SPC) for quarterly data.

Results:

We examined PTB and VLBW rates in 34,599 consecutive live births born Jan 2017-Dec 2019 to rates of 9,691 consecutive live births in 2020. There was no significant change in PTB (<37 weeks GA) rate, 10.6% in 2017-2019 vs. 11.0% in 2020 (p = 0.222). Additionally, there was no significant change when comparing VLBW rates in 2017-2019 to 2020, 1.4% in 2017-2019 vs. 1.5% in 2020 (p = 0.832).

Conclusion:

We found no significant change in the rates of PTB or VLBW when combining the live birth data of 5 US hospitals in 3 different counties.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Risk_factors_studies Idioma: En Revista: Front Pediatr Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Risk_factors_studies Idioma: En Revista: Front Pediatr Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos
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