In the wake of the 1918/1919 'Spanish flu' influenza pandemic, the probability of low birth weight and stillbirth increased among women in Switzerland, according to a new study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE, by Kaspar Staub of the University of Zurich, Switzerland, and colleagues.
Transcribing archival data from maternity hospital registers in Switzerland. Credit: MELS, University of Zurich, CC-BY 4.0
In the wake of the 1918/1919"Spanish flu" influenza pandemic, the probability of low birth weight and stillbirth increased among women in Switzerland, according to a new study published in the open-access journalImpaired neonatal health is an ongoing public health concern worldwide. Understanding determinants that impede normal fetal and infant development and growth is crucial for ameliorating neonatal health overall.
Overall, the rate of preterm births and stillbirths decreased between the first dataset and the second. However, the study found that the incidence of low birth weight was significantly increased in 1918 and in 1919 , the years coinciding with the Spanish flu. Additionally, mothers heavily exposed to the influenza pandemic during pregnancy—based on the dates of their pregnancy and
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