Unprecedented reduction in births of very low birthweight (VLBW) and extremely low birthweight (ELBW) infants during the COVID-19 lockdown in Ireland: a ‘natural experiment’ allowing analysis of data from the prior two decades

Unprecedented reduction in births of very low birthweight (VLBW) and extremely low birthweight (ELBW) infants during the COVID-19 lockdown in Ireland: a ‘natural experiment’ allowing analysis of data from the prior two decades

Background Aetiology of births involving very low birthweight (VLBW) and extremely low birthweight (ELBW) infants is heterogeneous and preventive strategies remain elusive. Socioenvironmental measures implemented as Ireland’s response to the SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID-19) pandemic represented a nationa...

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Main Authors: Mandy Daly, Colum P Dunne, Mendinaro Imcha, Roy K Philip, Deirdre McGrath, Helen Purtill, Elizabeth Reidy, Nuala H O'Connell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-09-01
Series:BMJ Global Health
Online Access:https://gh.bmj.com/content/5/9/e003075.full

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