https://doi.org/10.4081/scenario.2021.486
Retrospective exploratory study of newborn admissions to an Italian neonatal intensive care unit during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Preterm birth (<37 weeks gestational age) is a leading cause of infant death. Some recent international studies show an association between lockdown measures taken in recent years and a reduction in preterm births.
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Rossi, S., Serveli, S., & Scelsi, S. (2021). Retrospective exploratory study of newborn admissions to an Italian neonatal intensive care unit during the COVID-19 pandemic. Scenario® - Il Nursing Nella Sopravvivenza, 38(3), 10–13. https://doi.org/10.4081/scenario.2021.486
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