Changes in Preterm Birth Phenotypes and Stillbirth at 2 Philadelphia Hospitals During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic, March-June 2020

This study uses data from the GeoBirth pregnancy cohort of all births in 2 hospitals in Philadelphia to examine whether rates of preterm birth, spontaneous preterm birth, medically indicated preterm birth, and stillbirth have changed during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic compared with prepandemic rates.

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This study compared rates of preterm birth, spontaneous preterm birth, medically indicated preterm birth, and stillbirth during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic with prepandemic rates, using data from the GeoBirth pregnancy cohort of two hospitals in Philadelphia.