Preterm Infant Outcomes Following COVID-19 Lockdowns in Melbourne, Australia

• Main Authors: Brendan Mulcahy (Author), Daniel L. Rolnik (Author), Alexia Matheson (Author), Yizhen Liu (Author), Kirsten R. Palmer (Author), Ben W. Mol (Author), Atul Malhotra (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Community lockdowns during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may influence preterm birth rates, but mechanisms are unclear. Methods We compared neonatal outcomes of preterm infants born to mothers exposed to community lockdowns in 2020 (exposed group) to those born in 2019...