COVID-19 pandemic and neonatal birth weight: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Lockdown was implemented in many countries during the pandemic, which led to myriad changes in pregnant women's lives. However, the potential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on neonatal outcomes remain unclear. We aimed to evaluate the association between the pandemic and neonatal birth weight.

Study design

This was a systematic review and meta-analysis of the previous literature.

Methods

We searched the MEDLINE and Embase databases up to May 2022 and extracted 36 eligible studies that compared neonatal birth weight between the pandemic and the prepandemic period. The following outcomes were included: mean birth weight, low birth weight (LBW), very low birth weight (VLBW), macrosomia, small for gestational age (SGA), very small for gestational age (VSGA),

SUBMITTER: Yao XD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10121139 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature