COVID to influence the incidence of Prematurity
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Covid-19 or SARS-CoV-2 infection may increase preterm births by increasing preeclampsia and medically-indicated preterm births, but its effects on spontaneous preterm births are unknown. Infection is the most common identified etiological contributor to spontaneous preterm births at less than 28 weeks gestation.
New York was the first epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. The prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection exploded in March 2020, with a surge in the urban center. L researchers compared the incidence of extreme prematurity with and without preeclampsia in 2020 with 2019 in a large cross-sectional study of hospitals in the New York City.
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