Pregnancy, COVID And Prematurity: Much Still Unknown
While there are medical conditions that can lead to premature birth, the reasons for it often remain a mystery. One out of 10 births in the United States involves a baby born before 37 weeks—and, according to the World Health Organization, prematurity and its complications are the leading cause of death in children under five. You’d think that the stress of quarantine and fear of exposure to COVID would cause an increase in prematurity, but the opposite actually seems to be true. Studies from Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands and the United States all show decreases—and reasons remain ...
Source: dailyvoice.com
