Premature Births Fell During Some Covid Lockdowns, Study Finds Nearly 50,000 preterm births may have been averted across a group of mostly high-income countries in one month alone. Author: Elizabeth Preston Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)MoreClick to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)