Substantial increase in stillbirth rate during the COVID-19 pandemic: results from a population-based study in the Indian state of Bihar

Introduction We report on the stillbirth rate (SBR) and associated risk factors for births during the COVID-19 pandemic, and change in SBR between prepandemic (2016) and pandemic periods in the Indian state of Bihar.Methods Births between July 2020 and June 2021 (91.5% participation) representative...

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Published in:	BMJ Global Health
Main Authors:	Lalit Dandona, Rakhi Dandona, G Anil Kumar, Vimal Kumar, Sibin George, Md Akbar, Dinesh Bhatt, Moutushi Majumder, S Siva Prasad Dora, Arpita Paul, Arup Kumar Das, Debrupa Bhattacharjee
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMJ Publishing Group 2023-07-01
Online Access:	https://gh.bmj.com/content/8/7/e013021.full