Alarming rise in stillbirths during coronavirus pandemic – as number quadrupled at one London hospital
British mums have suffered more stillbirths during the coronavirus pandemic, a new study has revealedThe figures, from St George's University Hospital in south London, looked at outcomes of pregnancies between October 1 last year and mid-June.
Asma Khalil, a professor of Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine, who led the study, said: “The observed increase of stillbirth during the Covid-19 pandemic is alarming, but it confirms the anecdotal reports of excess cases of unexplained stillbirth by a number of clinicians.” Universal testing for coronavirus started in the UK on May 28 and only one pregnant woman in the study, who had a live birth, tested positive.The study states the stillbirths could possibly be a ‘direct consequence’ of SARS-CoV-2.
However, the professor also makes the link that hypertension in pregnancy may have been under-diagnosed during the pandemic as women had fewer face-to-face antenatal visits.
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