Stillbirths During the COVID-19 Pandemic in England, April-June 2020, JAMA

Pregnant women have an increased risk of infectious diseases, including respiratory infections such as influenza, 2 External 0 0 0 1 false https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2020.21369?guestAccessKey=a0cf9d09-e1c7-479d-9aaa-a2d925aea316&utm_source=silverchair&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=article_alert-jama&utm_content=olf&utm_term=120720#jld200113r1 true false%> and are included on the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) UK clinically vulnerable list. 2 External 0 0 0 2 false https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2020.21369?guestAccessKey=a0cf9d09-e1c7-479d-9aaa-a2d925aea316&utm_source=silverchair&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=article_alert-jama&utm_content=olf&utm_term=120720#jld200113r2 true false%> Little is known about the risk of COVID-19 to unborn children, with data limited to a case series of 3 stillbirth deliveries in pregnant women with confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection 2 External 0 0 0 3 false https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.1001/jama.2020.21369?guestAccessKey=a0cf9d09-e1c7-479d-9aaa-a2d925aea316&utm_source=silverchair&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=article_alert-jama&utm_content=olf&utm_term=120720#jld200113r3 true false%> and a single London hospital reporting a higher rate of stillbirth deliveries during the pandemic period compared with a prepandemic period. 2 External 0 0 0 4 false https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/10.100...
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