Pregnancy Outcome during the First COVID 19 Lockdown in Vienna, Austria
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Setting—The First Lockdown in Austria
2.2. Data Sets
2.3. Obstetrical Characteristics and Newborn Parameters
2.4. Maternal Parameters
2.5. Socio-Economic Indicators
2.6. Study Design
2.7. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Gestational Age
3.2. Birthweight
3.3. Newborn Size
3.4. Caesarean Section Rates
3.5. Maternal Somatic Parameters
3.6. Associations between Pregnancy Outcome and Maternal Parameters
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Year | Singleton Live Births n | ELBW | VLBW | LBW | VPB | MLPB | |||||
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n | Rate/1000 | n | Rate/1000 | n | Rate/1000 | n | Rate/1000 | n | Rate/1000 | ||
2005 | 1507 | 2 | 1.3 | 8 | 5.3 | 64 | 42.5 | 12 | 7.9 | 87 | 57.7 |
2006 | 1767 | 8 | 4.5 | 13 | 7.4 | 87 | 49.2 | 30 | 16.9 | 116 | 65.6 |
2007 | 1811 | 8 | 4.4 | 21 | 11.6 | 82 | 45.3 | 40 | 22.1 | 104 | 57.4 |
2008 | 1848 | 10 | 5.4 | 19 | 10.3 | 100 | 54.1 | 45 | 24.4 | 107 | 57.9 |
2009 | 1850 | 8 | 4.3 | 13 | 7.0 | 85 | 45.9 | 36 | 19.5 | 88 | 47.6 |
2010 | 1805 | 7 | 3.9 | 14 | 7.8 | 90 | 49.9 | 34 | 18.8 | 98 | 54.3 |
2011 | 1917 | 9 | 4.7 | 30 | 15.6 | 108 | 56.3 | 49 | 25.6 | 122 | 63.6 |
2012 | 1927 | 6 | 3.1 | 16 | 8.3 | 104 | 53.9 | 40 | 20.8 | 118 | 61.2 |
2013 | 2015 | 10 | 4.9 | 14 | 6.9 | 110 | 54.6 | 44 | 21.8 | 107 | 53.1 |
2014 | 2045 | 11 | 5.4 | 21 | 10.3 | 118 | 57.7 | 52 | 25.4 | 110 | 53.8 |
2015 | 2185 | 11 | 5.0 | 28 | 12.8 | 122 | 55.8 | 66 | 30.2 | 130 | 59.5 |
2016 | 2232 | 7 | 3.1 | 24 | 10.7 | 117 | 52.4 | 44 | 19.7 | 145 | 64.9 |
2017 | 2164 | 18 | 8.3 | 22 | 10.2 | 125 | 57.8 | 57 | 26.3 | 167 | 77.2 |
2018 | 2186 | 9 | 4.1 | 12 | 5.5 | 132 | 60.4 | 38 | 17.4 | 140 | 64.0 |
2019 | 1547 | 4 | 2.6 | 14 | 9.0 | 80 | 51.7 | 28 | 18.1 | 98 | 63.3 |
2020 Jan/Feb | 277 | 2 | 7.2 | 5 | 18.0 | 15 | 54.2 | 8 | 28.9 | 15 | 54.2 |
2020 March–July | 669 | 2 | 2.9 | 6 | 8.9 | 26 | 38.9 | 10 | 14.9 | 42 | 62.9 |
Month | Singleton Live Births n | ELBW | VLBW | LBW | VPB | MLPB | CS | ||||||
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n | Rate/1000 | n | Rate/1000 | n | Rate/1000 | n | Rate/1000 | n | Rate/1000 | n | % | ||
January | 149 | 1 | 6.7 | 1 | 6.7 | 9 | 60.4 | 3 | 20.1 | 10 | 67.1 | 16 | 10.7 |
February | 128 | 1 | 7.8 | 4 | 31.3 | 6 | 46.9 | 5 | 39.1 | 5 | 39.1 | 18 | 14.1 |
March | 45 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66.7 | 4 | 8.9 |
April | 128 | 1 | 7.8 | 1 | 7.8 | 2 | 15.6 | 2 | 15.6 | 7 | 54.7 | 18 | 14.1 |
May | 159 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 25.2 | 5 | 31.4 | 3 | 18.9 | 11 | 69.2 | 23 | 14.5 |
June | 191 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.2 | 9 | 47.1 | 3 | 15.7 | 14 | 73.3 | 29 | 15.2 |
July | 145 | 1 | 6.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 34.4 | 1 | 6.9 | 7 | 48.3 | 20 | 13.7 |
Year | n | Birth Weight (g) | Birth Length (cm) | Head Circumference (cm) | |||
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Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
2005 | 1507 | 3353.4 | 517.4 | 50.7 | 2.7 | 34.2 | 1.6 |
2006 | 1767 | 3350.4 | 554.0 | 50.6 | 2.7 | 34.3 | 1.6 |
2007 | 1811 | 3337.0 | 582.2 | 50.3 | 2.9 | 34.2 | 1.8 |
2008 | 1848 | 3328.1 | 598.8 | 50.3 | 2.7 | 34.2 | 1.8 |
2009 | 1850 | 3345.1 | 551.8 | 50.4 | 2.7 | 34.3 | 1.6 |
2010 | 1805 | 3333.1 | 557.1 | 50.3 | 2.6 | 34.2 | 1.7 |
2011 | 1917 | 3324.6 | 603.3 | 50.3 | 2.9 | 34.2 | 1.8 |
2012 | 1927 | 3354.0 | 573.9 | 50.4 | 2.9 | 34.1 | 1.8 |
2013 | 2015 | 3369.3 | 586.9 | 50.5 | 2.9 | 34.1 | 1.7 |
2014 | 2045 | 3345.5 | 608.4 | 50.4 | 3.0 | 34.0 | 1.9 |
2015 | 2185 | 3338.1 | 604.9 | 50.5 | 3.1 | 34.1 | 1.9 |
2016 | 2232 | 3351.2 | 583.7 | 50.5 | 2.9 | 34.1 | 1.9 |
2017 | 2164 | 3322.2 | 616.3 | 50.2 | 3.2 | 34.1 | 1.9 |
2018 | 2186 | 3354.9 | 577.3 | 50.6 | 2.8 | 34.1 | 1.8 |
2019 | 1547 | 3356.9 | 580.2 | 50.7 | 2.9 | 34.2 | 1.8 |
2020 Jan/Feb | 277 | 3342.2 | 630.6 | 50.5 | 3.2 | 34.2 | 2.1 |
March–July | 669 | 3381.7 | 556.4 | 50.8 | 2.9 | 34.3 | 2.1 |
Maternal Parameter | January/February Pre-Lockdown | March to July Lockdown | Sign. | ||
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Mean | SD | Mean | SD | p-Value | |
Age (yrs.) | 31.1 | 5.3 | 30.8 | 5.4 | 0.143 |
Body height (cm) | 165.1 | 6.9 | 164.7 | 6.1 | 0.301 |
Body weight before pregnancy (kg) | 67.3 | 15.7 | 66.2 | 14.4 | 0.275 |
Body weight end of pregnancy (kg) | 80.4 | 15.5 | 80.5 | 14.9 | 0.916 |
Pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m2) | 24.69 | 5.59 | 24.41 | 4.98 | 0.433 |
Gestational weight gain (kg) | 13.2 | 5.9 | 14.2 | 6.7 | 0.021 |
Year | Gestational Weight Gain (kg) | LGWG <10 kg | AGWG 10–15 kg | HGWG >15 kg | |
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x | SD | ||||
2005 | 12.5 | 5.9 | 26.0% | 45.3% | 28.7% |
2006 | 13.4 | 5.9 | 20.0% | 48.8% | 31.2% |
2007 | 13.5 | 5.4 | 21.6% | 45.8% | 31.6% |
2008 | 13.2 | 6.2 | 22.1% | 47.7% | 30.1% |
2009 | 13.0 | 5.6 | 23.6% | 46.8% | 29.6% |
2010 | 13.8 | 5.6 | 20.0% | 45.2% | 34.8% |
2011 | 13.7 | 5.6 | 20.4% | 44.9% | 34.7% |
2012 | 13.5 | 5.6 | 21.5% | 45.3% | 33.2% |
2013 | 14.0 | 5.9 | 18.9% | 45.1% | 36.0% |
2014 | 14.1 | 6.2 | 20.1% | 45.4% | 34.5% |
2015 | 13.8 | 6.3 | 21.7% | 40.8% | 33.5% |
2016 | 13.9 | 6.3 | 20.2% | 47.6% | 32.2% |
2017 | 13.9 | 5.9 | 20.7% | 45.7% | 33.6% |
2018 | 13.9 | 6.3 | 22.1% | 45.3% | 32.6% |
2019 | 13.5 | 5.8 | 21.6% | 44.8% | 33.5% |
2020 Jan/Feb | 13.2 | 5.9 | 24.9% | 41.3% | 33.8% |
March-July | 14.2 | 6.7 | 20.3% | 40.8% | 38.8% |
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Chicago/Turabian StyleKirchengast, Sylvia, and Beda Hartmann. 2021. "Pregnancy Outcome during the First COVID 19 Lockdown in Vienna, Austria" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 7: 3782. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073782