@article{Zeitlin_J-2024_179413,
title = {Socioeconomic disparities in changes to preterm birth and stillbirth rates during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: a study of 21 European countries},
author = {Zeitlin, J. and Philibert, M. and Barros, H. and Broeders, L. and Cap, J. and Draušnik, Ž. and Engjom, H. and Farr, A. and Fresson, J. and Gatt, M. and Gissler, M. and Heller, G. and Isakova, J. and Källén, K. and Kyprianou, T. and Loghi, M. and Monteath, K. and Mortensen, L. and Rihs, T. and Sakkeus, L. and Sikora, I. and Szamotulska, K. and Velebil, P. and Verdenik, I. and Weber, G. and Zile, I. and Zurriaga, O. and Smith, L.},
month = {jul},
year = {2024},
abstract = {BackgroundDespite concerns about worsening pregnancy outcomes resulting from healthcare restrictions, economic difficulties and increased stress during the COVID-19 pandemic, preterm birth (PTB) rates declined in some countries in 2020, while stillbirth rates appeared stable. Like other shocks, the pandemic may have exacerbated existing socioeconomic disparities in pregnancy, but this remains to be established. Our objective was to investigate changes in PTB and stillbirth by socioeconomic status (SES) in European countries.},
pages = {i58-i66},
volume = {34},
issue = {S1},
journal = {European Journal of Public Health},
publisher = {Oxford University Press},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckad186},
}
