The broader impacts of COVID-19 mitigation measures may include changes in the incidence of preterm birth. Here, the authors use data from ~11.7 million pregnancies in China and find evidence of a small decline in preterm birth rates immediately following the implementation of COVID-19 mitigation measures.
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