Stillbirths 'can be associated' with post-Christmas surge in Covid cases

There had been 60,000 babies delivered in Ireland in the past year and six stillbirths as a result of Covid placentitis. Picture: iStock

The six stillbirths in Ireland as a result of Covid-19 placentitis can be associated with the surge in cases after Christmas, according to Professor Peter McKenna, director of the HSE’s national women and infants programme.

As the number of cases continues to reduce, it could be expected that there will be fewer of these cases too, he said.