There was one article that hurricanes Katrina and Rita may have contributed to stillbirths in the areas affected.
Science Daily (8 MAY
2014) Hurricanes Katrina, Rita may have caused up to half of recorded
stillbirths in worst hit areas.
The article references the following work:
Sammy
Zahran, Ian M. Breunig, Bruce G. Link, Jeffrey G. Snodgrass, Stephan Weiler,
Howard W. Mielke. Maternal exposure to
hurricane destruction and fetal mortality. (2014) Journal of Epidemiology and
Community Health. Published Online 8 MAY
2014.
doi:10.1136/jech-2014-203807
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