Impact of COVID-19 "Stay-At-Home" Orders on Preterm Birth in Colorado.
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SUBMITTER: Hwang SS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8552580 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct
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Impact of Coronavirus Disease-19 "Stay-At-Home" Orders on Preterm Birth in Colorado.
Hwang Sunah S SS Weikel Blair W BW Hannan Kathleen E KE Bourque Stephanie L SL
The Journal of pediatrics 20211028
In this retrospective cohort analysis of Colorado birth certificate records from April to December 2015-2020, we demonstrate that Colorado birthing individuals experienced lower adjusted odds of preterm birth after issuance of coronavirus-19 "stay-at-home" orders. However, this positive birth outcome was experienced only by non-Hispanic white and Hispanic mothers. ...[more]
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