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Maternal (age, parity, gestation, method of delivery, and COVID-19 status) and neonatal (sex, weight, Apgar score, feeding pattern, urine toxicology, and neonatal intensive care unit [NICU] admission) data were collected and compared between the two periods. The results were statistically analyzed, and significance was set at p &lt;0.05.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n            Results\u2003There were 824 and 859 WBN admissions during the pandemic and pre-pandemic periods, respectively, a 4% decrease in WBN admissions during the pandemic period. During the pandemic period, the number of deliveries among nulliparous women increased (From 40.3% to 45.1% p\u2009=\u20090.01), and deliveries among multiparous women decreased (From 59.2% to 53.1% p\u2009=\u20090.01). The number of infants exposed to marijuana in utero increased (From 8.2% to 16.1% p\u2009=\u20090.035), and transfers from WBN to NICU decreased (From 9% to 6.3% p\u2009=\u20090.044) during the pandemic period.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n            Conclusion\u2003Compared with the pre-pandemic period, the number of WBN admissions, multiparous deliveries, and NICU admissions decreased, while the number of nulliparous deliveries and infants exposed to marijuana in-utero increased during the pandemic period.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n            Key Points\n          <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/a-1673-0708","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,10,20]],"date-time":"2021-10-20T00:48:47Z","timestamp":1634690927000},"page":"683-690","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Well-Baby 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