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. 2021 Nov 16;181(3):1175–1184. doi: 10.1007/s00431-021-04297-4

Table 1.

Number of births, stillbirths and mortality rates in the lockdown (March 12–April 14) and extended period of COVID-19 restrictions (February 27–September 30)

2020 2015–2019 2020 vs 2015–2019
Strict lockdown (March 12–April 14)
Births N Mean (SD)
Total births 5013 5230.2 (207.4)
Total live births 4999 5215.0 (205.4)
% male 51.8 51.3 (0.62)
Mortality and mortality rates N (%) Mean (SD) OR (95% CI)
Perinatal mortality 19 (0.38) 23.2 (3.4) 0.86 (0.44, 1.66)
Stillbirths 14 (0.28) 15.4 (6.1) 0.97 (0.43, 2.17)
Early neonatal mortality (≤ 7 days) 5 (0.10) 7.8 (2.9) 0.65 (0.17, 2.26)
Very early mortality (< 24 h) 3 (0.10) 5.6 (1.5) 0.52 (0.08, 2.44)
Period of COVID-19 restrictions (February 27–September 30)
Births N Mean (SD)
Total births 35,394 35,893.6 (1053.9)
Total live births 35,326 35,793.4 (1048.3)
% male 51.4 51.5 (0.21)
Mortality and mortality rates N (%) Mean (SD) OR (95% CI)
Perinatal mortality 111 (0.31) 148.2 (25.8) 0.76 (0.29, 0.98)
Stillbirths 68 (0.19) 100.2 (14.9) 0.69 (0.50, 0.95)
Early neonatal mortality (≤ 7 days) 43 (0.12) 48.0 (11.8) 0.91 (0.59, 1.40)
Very early mortality (< 24 h) 22 (0.06) 28.0 (8.7) 0.80 (0.43, 1.44)