Initial COVID-19-related restrictions (lockdown) in 2020 and birth outcomes in Switzerland: an observational study based on statistics of outpatient midwifery services
The risk of birth outcomes remained unchanged during the first COVID-19 lockdown in 2020 in most parts of Switzerland. The cause of the observed increased risk of preterm birth in Ticino needs to be followed up, as sample size was small and a chance finding cannot be ruled out.
Authors
- Benjamin Stoecklin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0021-0262)
- Susanne Grylka‐Baeschlin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5652-6886)
- Marlene Rauch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8985-654X)
- Julia Spoendlin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1632-1928)
- Andrea Weber-Käser
- Christoph Meier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7120-6378)
- Alice Panchaud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6086-2401)
- Alexandra Ruchti
- Lara Eichelsberger
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- University of Basel (CH)
- University Hospital of Basel (CH)
- University Children’s Hospital Basel (CH)
- ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Swiss Medical Weekly
- Published
- 2025-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.57187/s.4319
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Freiwillige Akademische Gesellschaft