The impact of changes in health policies caused by COVID-19 on pregnancy outcomes in Iran during health crises: A retrospective quasi-experimental study.

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth · 2025 · PMC12487374 · PMID 41029477

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a negative trendP = 0.003actually significant

In the short term, preterm birth had a negative trend (0.02 decrease, P = 0.003), and in the long term had a decrease trend about 0.001 ( P = 0.003).

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a decreasing trendno p-value reported

Preterm cesarean deliveries had a significant ascending slope before the policy changes (Coefficient = 0.0024, 95% CI: 0.0014 to 0.0032, P < 0.0001), and immediately following the changes (Coefficient = 0.0115, 95% CI: − 0.0097 to 0.0329, P = 0.032), then, in the long term, there was a decreasing trend (−0.0007).

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