March 16, 2021

Association of Preterm Birth Rate With COVID-19 Statewide Stay-at-Home Orders in Tennessee

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Public Health Policy and Practice

Keywords (Tags): pregnancy

• The preterm birth rate in Tennessee was lower in 2020 during the stay-at-home order compared with the 5 preceding years. After adjusting for maternal age, education, race/ethnicity, diabetes, and hypertension the odds for preterm birth in 2020 was 14% lower compared with 2015 to 2019 (10.2% vs 11.3%).

Harvey et al. (Mar 15, 2021). Association of Preterm Birth Rate With COVID-19 Statewide Stay-at-Home Orders in Tennessee. JAMA Pediatrics. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.6512