Stillbirths during the COVID-19 pandemic in England, April-June 2020
Methods| NationalHealthServicehospitaladmissionsin… were assessed from April 1, 2019,
to June 30, 2020, using annual Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) data (April 1, 2019, to
March 31, 2020) and monthly data available as Secondary Uses Service (April 1 to June 30,
2020). Data for a 5-month (December 2019 to May 2020) crossover period between the 2
data sets were used to validate the consistency of stillbirth recording (eFigure in the
Supplement). Stillbirth rates in HES were also compared with Office for National Statistics …
to June 30, 2020, using annual Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) data (April 1, 2019, to
March 31, 2020) and monthly data available as Secondary Uses Service (April 1 to June 30,
2020). Data for a 5-month (December 2019 to May 2020) crossover period between the 2
data sets were used to validate the consistency of stillbirth recording (eFigure in the
Supplement). Stillbirth rates in HES were also compared with Office for National Statistics …
