COVID-19 impact on birth rates: first data from Metropolitan City of Genoa, Northern Italy

Rose, Aldo Franco De; Mantica, Guglielmo; Ambrosini, Francesca; Malinaric, Rafaela; Balzarini, Federica; Banchero, Riccardo; Terrone, Carlo

doi:10.1038/s41443-021-00434-7

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“…It has been previously reported that the birth rate in the Metropolitan City of Genoa declined by 12% when comparing the period from November 2019 to January 2020 with the same period the following year. 2 …”

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Impact of COVID-19 on birth rate trends in the Italian Metropolitan Cities of Milan, Genoa and Turin

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“…In their study conducted in New York, McLaren et al (2021) compared the number of births occurring between January and March 2021 and those occurring in the same months of the previous year, finding a reduction of about 23%, a figure higher than ours. De Rose et al (2022) found a 12% reduction in the number of births in Genoa, Italy, from November 2020–January 2021 when compared to November 2019–January 2020. In Mexico, Silverio‐Murillo et al (2021) found that the fertility rate declined in the country by about 10% during December 2020–February 2021.…”

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“…The first studies on the short‐term effects of the COVID‐19 pandemic have shown significant reductions in the number of births from December 2020, that is, ~9 months after the beginning of the pandemic, to the first months of 2021 (Aassve et al, 2021 ; Berrington et al, 2022 ; De Rose et al, 2022 ; McLaren et al, 2021 ; Silverman et al, 2022 ). Most of these studies have analyzed populations resident in high‐income countries, including the United States, Germany, France, Italy, Denmark, and the United Kingdom.…”

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The impact of COVID‐19 on the number of births in Yucatan, Mexico

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Salazar-Rendón

Rodríguez

et al. 2022

American J Hum Biol

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Objective To analyze the impact of COVID‐19 on the number of births in Yucatan, Mexico during 2020 and 2021. Material and Methods A total of 470 651 live births occurred in Yucatan from January 1st, 2008, to December 31st, 2021, and were included in the analysis. The monthly number of births observed during January 2008–February 2020 was used to describe pre‐pandemic trends. Time‐series analysis was applied to examine whether the number of births observed from December 2020 (9 months after the beginning of the pandemic) to December 2021 differed from the expected values. Trends in the number of births according to maternal age, parity and education were examined to identify changes differentiated by sociodemographic characteristics. Results The number of births in 2021 decreased by 18% (5869 births) compared with 2019, which represents a reduction from 12.89 to 12.48 per thousand inhabitants. The observed number of births from December 2020 to July 2021 was significantly lower than the figure expected. April (expected = 2863 vs. observed = 1722), May (expected = 2948 vs. observed = 1990), and June (expected = 2997 vs. observed = 1978) 2021 showed the largest differences between expected and observed values. Then, from August to December 2021, the observed number of births fell within the expected range. Birth decline was slightly more pronounced among mothers between 20 and 29 years of age and in those without previous offspring. Conclusion We provide evidence of birth decline in Yucatan during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Birth rate reduction in Yucatan doubled the world average and young women without children were the most affected.

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“…There has been a gradual decline in births in Italy for over many years, regardless of the pandemics’ input which cannot be measured. In Northern Italy for instance the Metropolitan City of Genoa, from November 2019 to January 2020, there were 875 births, which fell by 12 percent in 2021 resulting in just 770 births [ 4 ].…”

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The impact of COVID-19 on the birth rate in Nigeria: A report from population-based registries

Oguejiofor¹,

Ebubechukwu²,

Eleje³

et al. 2023

Infect Dis Res

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Background and objectives: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a pandemic that has become a major source of morbidity and mortality worldwide, affecting the physical and mental health of individuals influencing reproduction. Despite the threat, it poses to maternal health in sub-Saharan Africa and Nigeria, there is little or no data on the impact it has on fertility, conception, gestation and birth. To compare the birth rate between pre-COVID and COVID times using selected months of the year. Materials and methods: This was a secondary analysis of cross-sectional analytical study data from the birth registries of three tertiary hospitals, comparing two years [2019 (Pre-COVID)] versus [2020 (COVID era)] using three months of the year (October to December). The data relied upon was obtained from birth registries in three busy maternity clinics all within tertiary hospitals in South-East Nigeria and we aimed at discussing the potential impacts of COVID-19 on fertility in Nigeria. The secondary outcome measures were; mode of delivery, booking status of the participants, maternal age and occupation. Results: There was a significant decrease in tertiary-hospital based birth rate by 92 births ( P = 0.0009; 95% CI: −16.0519 to −4.1481) among mothers in all the three hospitals in 2020 during the COVID period (post lockdown months) of October to December. There was a significant difference in the mode of delivery for mothers ( P = 0.0096) with a 95% confidence interval of 1.0664 to 1.5916, as more gave birth through vaginal delivery during the 2020 COVID-19 period than pre-COVID-19. Conclusion: Tertiary-hospital based birth rates were reduced during the pandemic. Our multi-centre study extrapolated on possible factors that may have played a role in this decline in their birth rate, which includes but is not limited to; decreased access to hospital care due to the total lockdowns/curfews and worsening inflation and economic recession in the country.

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COVID-19 impact on birth rates: first data from Metropolitan City of Genoa, Northern Italy

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Impact of COVID-19 on birth rate trends in the Italian Metropolitan Cities of Milan, Genoa and Turin

Impact of COVID-19 on birth rate trends in the Italian Metropolitan Cities of Milan, Genoa and Turin

The impact of COVID‐19 on the number of births in Yucatan, Mexico

The impact of COVID-19 on the birth rate in Nigeria: A report from population-based registries

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