Assessment of stillbirth rates during the different waves of the COVID pandemic

Abstract

COVID-19 became a global pandemic at the beginning of 2020 with significant morbidity and mortality. There has been a documented increase in intrauterine fetal death (IUFD) rates during the pandemic as well as placental vascular malperfusion associated with COVID infection. As the pandemic enters its third year, this study aims to analyze the rates of IUFD as they relate to the waves and variants of infection during the pandemic.