Impact of Coronavirus Disease-19 "Stay-At-Home" Orders on Preterm Birth in Colorado

Sunah S Hwang; Blair W Weikel; Kathleen E Hannan; Stephanie L Bourque

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.10.046

Impact of Coronavirus Disease-19 "Stay-At-Home" Orders on Preterm Birth in Colorado

J Pediatr. 2022 Mar:242:238-241.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.10.046. Epub 2021 Oct 28.

Authors

Sunah S Hwang¹, Blair W Weikel², Kathleen E Hannan², Stephanie L Bourque²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Section of Neonatology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO. Electronic address: sunah.hwang@childrenscolorado.org.
² Department of Pediatrics, Section of Neonatology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO.

Abstract

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.

MeSH terms

Adult
COVID-19 / prevention & control*
Cohort Studies
Colorado / epidemiology
Ethnicity / statistics & numerical data
Female
Humans
Logistic Models
Odds Ratio
Pregnancy
Premature Birth / epidemiology*
Quarantine*
Racial Groups / statistics & numerical data
Retrospective Studies
SARS-CoV-2