According to Florida-based OB-GYN Dr. James Thorp, the stillbirth rate actually decreased from 2018-2020, showing COVID-19 did not contribute to the increase in the stillbirth rate. He used the data from the email that cited 22 stillbirths observed in July 2021 and August 2022, and concluded the stillbirth rate went from 5.74 per 1,000 births in 2020 to 29.3 per 1,000 births in 2021 and 2022, more than a fourfold increase.