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. 2021 Oct 31;156(3):459–465. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.13989

TABLE 2.

Risk for stillbirth and preterm birth in Austria during the lockdown period (March to April 2020) in comparison to the same time period of the preceding years

Events (per 1000 births) Odds ratio (95% confidence interval)
Pre‐COVID−19 COVID−19
Births in March to April 2015–2019 Births in March to April 2020 Unadjusted P value Adjusted P value
(n = 66 334) (n = 12 517)
n n
Stillbirth 158 2.38 44 3.52 1.48 (1.06–2.07) 0.022 1.45 (1.00–2.10) a 0.05
1.57 (1.08–2.27) b 0.018
Preterm birth (<37+0 weeks) 3985 60.07 716 57.2 1.00 (0.88–1.14) 0.213
Extremely preterm (<28+0 weeks) 213 53.45 40 57.2
Very preterm (28+0 to 31+6 weeks) 397 99.62 68 94.97
Moderately preterm (32+0 to 36+6 weeks) 3375 846.93 608 849.16
a

Adjusted for maternal age, parity, body mass index.

b

Adjusted for maternal age, parity, body mass index, and smoking status.