Teresa To, Jingqin Zhu, Emilie Terebessy, Cornelia M Borkhoff, Andrea S Gershon, Tetyana Kendzerska, Smita S Pakhale, Nicholas T Vozoris, Kimball Zhang, Christopher Licskai
There is lack of clarity on whether pregnancies during COVID-19 resulted in poorer mode of delivery and birth outcomes in Ontario, Canada. We aimed to compare mode of delivery (C-section), birth (low birthweight, preterm birth, NICU admission), and health services use (HSU, hospitalizations, ED visits, physician visits) outcomes in pregnant Ontario women before and during COVID-19 (pandemic periods). We further stratified for pre-existing chronic diseases (asthma, eczema, allergic rhinitis, diabetes, hypertension)...
2024: PloS One