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James Gamble

Spanish Flu And COVID-19 Pandemic Show Similar Trends In Stillbirths

An increase in stillbirths and babies born underweight was seen during the Spanish Flu pandemic - 100 years before similar trends during Covid, reveals new research. PHOTO BY FREESTOCKS/UNSPLASH 

An increase in stillbirths and babies born underweight was seen during the Spanish Flu pandemic – 100 years before similar trends during Covid, reveals new research.

Two pandemics an entire century apart both led to increases in stillborn babies and those born low in weight, according to the study.

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