Impact of the  COVID ‐19 pandemic and multiple community lockdowns on total live birth rates and preterm births in Melbourne, Australia | Zendy

Stansfield Scott | Zendy; Rattan Arsheeya | Zendy; Mol Ben W. | Zendy; Rolnik Daniel L. | Zendy; Malhotra Atul | Zendy

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Impact of the COVID ‐19 pandemic and multiple community lockdowns on total live birth rates and preterm births in Melbourne, Australia

Author(s) -

Stansfield Scott,

Rattan Arsheeya,

Mol Ben W.,

Rolnik Daniel L.,

Malhotra Atul

Publication year - 2022

Publication title -

australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734

H-Index - 65

eISSN - 1479-828X

pISSN - 0004-8666

DOI - 10.1111/ajo.13527

Subject(s) - gestation , pandemic , covid-19 , live birth , medicine , birth rate , demography , obstetrics , premature birth , pregnancy , environmental health , biology , population , fertility , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , genetics , disease , sociology , outbreak

We evaluated the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic and Melbourne's multiple community lockdowns (between 2020–21) on total live birth rates and preterm births in a large health network. Analysis revealed a decrease in total live birth rates following easing of initial lockdowns, and a sharp increase in births at one stage in between lockdowns. The proportion and number of preterm births (<37 weeks gestation) decreased at the start of initial lockdowns with the strongest decrease after the end of the second lockdown period. Births <34 weeks gestation also decreased during lockdowns, but no significant change was identified for births <28 weeks gestation.

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