Striking Decline of Premature Births and SIDS During COVID

It's still unknown why the rate of this has dropped so dramatically, from an average of 700 per week to fewer than 500 per week during the months of April and May.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• During March and April this year, while most of the world enforced more or less strict stay-at-home orders, premature births plummeted by 90% in Denmark and 73% in Ireland, and nearly halved in Canada. Unusual reductions have also been reported in other countries, including Australia, the Netherlands and the U.S.

• It’s still unknown why t…