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Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Dear John,

An ahead-of-print article published today is focused on spillover
effects from the pandemic on child deaths in Nigeria.

COVID-19 Increased Stillbirths And Newborn Deaths In Nigeria

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Nigeria is a leading contributor to global child deaths, accounting for
about 10 percent and 12 percent, respectively, of all neonatal deaths
and stillbirths.

Edward Okeke and coauthors present evidence that the COVID-19 pandemic
worsened birth outcomes in Nigeria
.
Studying women who gave birth between August 2019 and November 2020,
they find that the pandemic was associated with a 22 percent relative
increase in stillbirths and a 23 percent relative increase in newborn
deaths.  

Child mortality was essentially flat in the months leading up to the
pandemic, but started to increase by May 2020.

"Commentators have noted that low- and middle-income countries such as
Nigeria have experienced a relatively low number of COVID-19 deaths, but
our findings indicate that there are many more deaths attributable to
the pandemic that are not being counted," they write.  

For all of Health Affairs' pandemic-related content, visit our
COVID-19 Resource Center
.

Today on Health Affairs Blog, Robert Rudin and coauthors discuss their
new approach to promoting the use of COVID-19 symptom screeners

for at-risk populations.

Yoni Goldwasser and coauthors describe the lessons that the digitization
of the US health care system offers
for
Germany

and other countries working to modernize and digitize their systems.

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In Nigeria, Stillbirths And Newborn Deaths Increased During The COVID-19
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Edward N. Okeke et al.

Making COVID-19 Screening Part Of Routine Symptom Monitoring

Robert S. Rudin et al.

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Yoni Goldwasser et al.

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meeting of the

**Health Affairs** Journal Club. Organized for researchers to keep
abreast of the latest developments in the field and to promote
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The focus of the October meeting is "Medicaid Expansion Associated With
Some Improvements In Perinatal Mental Health," a study based on survey
data linking Medicaid expansion with positive mental health outcomes
during pregnancy.

The session is intended to be highly interactive, and participants will
interact directly with the lead author,

**Claire Margerison,**an associate professor in the Department of
Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Michigan State University.

Date:    

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