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(LifeSiteNews<\/a>) \u2013 Suspension and delay of non-coronavirus medical care has caused stillbirths to spike across several nations, according to several studies, including one published recently in\u00a0The Lancet<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The Lancet<\/em>\u00a0study found that stillbirths in Nepal rose from 14 per 1,000 births pre-lockdown to 21 per 1,000 births over the span of two months,\u00a0Nature<\/em>\u00a0reported<\/a>. The study\u2019s authors further noted that the full extent of the impact remains unknown, as the lockdowns also caused a spike in pregnant women choosing to give birth outside of hospitals.<\/p>\n

\u201cNepal has made significant progress in the last 20 years in health outcomes for women and their babies, but the last few months have deaccelerated that progress,\u201d said study leader Ashish K.C. of Sweden\u2019s Uppsala University. She specifically attributed the issue to cancellations of routine appointments that would have identified complications early enough to treat.<\/p>\n

Stillbirth spikes have also been reported by hospitals in India and London as well,\u00a0Nature<\/em>\u00a0added. Doctors at St George\u2019s, University of London report that stillbirths at St. George\u2019s Hospital have almost quadrupled compared to last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we\u2019ve done is cause an unintended spike in stillbirth while trying to protect (pregnant women)\u00a0from COVID-19,\u201d midwifery specialist Jane Warland of the University of South Australia in Adelaide told\u00a0Nature<\/em>. For instance, \u201cwomen with hypertension aren\u2019t being managed as they normally would, and undetected hypertension is a risk factor for stillbirth.\u201d<\/p>\n

READ:<\/strong> What would actually happen if \u2018Roe v. Wade\u2019 is overturned?<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

These are only the latest concerns raised over the public health toll of the lockdowns, which were originally sold on the justification of conserving hospital supplies and capacity for coronavirus patients.<\/p>\n

In July, a\u00a0comparative analysis<\/a>\u00a0of ten nations conducted by the conservative Heritage Foundation found that the most restrictive lockdowns were not more effective at saving lives than more targeted policies tailored for those most at risk.<\/p>\n

In May, a group of 500\u00a0doctors\u00a0warned<\/a>\u00a0President Donald Trump that it was \u201cimpossible to overstate the short, medium, and long-term harm to people\u2019s health with a continued shutdown (…)\u00a0The millions of casualties of a continued shutdown will be hiding in plain sight, but they will be called alcoholism, homelessness, suicide, heart attack, stroke, or kidney failure.\u201d<\/p>\n

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published at LifeSiteNews.com<\/a> and is reprinted here with permission.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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(LifeSiteNews) \u2013 Suspension and delay of non-coronavirus medical care has caused stillbirths to spike across several nations, according to several studies, including one published recently in\u00a0The Lancet. The Lancet\u00a0study found that stillbirths in Nepal rose from 14 per 1,000 births pre-lockdown to 21 per 1,000 births over the span of two months,\u00a0Nature\u00a0reported. 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