The first Italian COVID-19 lockdown reduced births and voluntary terminations by just under a fifth

Acta Paediatr. 2021 Aug;110(8):2387-2388. doi: 10.1111/apa.15862. Epub 2021 Apr 7.

Authors

Andrea Trombetta¹, Laura Travan², Pierandrea Elefante¹, Melania Canton¹, Francesco Rispoli¹, Gianpaolo Maso³, Egidio Barbi^{1

2}, Francesco Maria Risso²

Affiliations

¹ University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
² Neonatology Unit, Institute for Maternal and Child Health, IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy.
³ Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, Institute for Maternal and Child Health, IRCCS Burlo Garofolo Trieste, Trieste, Italy.

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MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Communicable Disease Control
Humans
Italy / epidemiology
SARS-CoV-2