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

Julia Stowe; Helen Smith; Kate Thurland; Mary E Ramsay; Nick Andrews; Shamez N Ladhani

doi:10.1001/jama.2020.21369

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

JAMA. 2021 Jan 5;325(1):86-87. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.21369.

Authors

Julia Stowe¹, Helen Smith², Kate Thurland², Mary E Ramsay¹, Nick Andrews¹, Shamez N Ladhani¹

Affiliations

¹ Public Health England, Immunisation and Countermeasures Division, London, England.
² Public Health England, Health Intelligence Division, London, England.

Abstract

This study uses National Health Service data to compare the stillbirth rate overall and regionally during the initial April-June 2020 coronavirus lockdown vs the same period in 2019.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / epidemiology*
England / epidemiology
Female
Humans
London / epidemiology
Pandemics / statistics & numerical data*
Pregnancy
SARS-CoV-2*
State Medicine / statistics & numerical data
Stillbirth / epidemiology*