Worldwide maternal deaths due to COVID-19: A brief review

Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional da Saúde da Mulher da Criança e do Adolescente Fernandes Figueira. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Universidade Federal de São Carlos. Departamento de Medicina. São Carlos, SP, Brasil.
Universidade Estadual Paulista. Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu. Programa de Pós-graduação em Tocoginecologia. Botucatu, SP, Brasil.
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Departamento de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. Florianópolis, SC, Brasil.
Universidade Estadual Paulista. Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu. Programa de Pós-graduação em Tocoginecologia. Botucatu, SP, Brasil.

Abstract

After initial studies suggested that pregnant women were not at a higher risk of complications due to COVID-19 infection, recent investigations from Sweden and the US have indicated that pregnant and postpartum women are at increased risk of severe complications associated with COVID-19. In an analysis of 8207 cases of COVID-19 in the obstetric population, the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported a higher risk of ICU admission and mechanical ventilation compared to non-pregnant women, although no higher risk of mortality was identified.

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Maternal mortality
COVID-19
Maternal death
Health status indicators
Health services accessibility

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Wiley

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https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/52480

Citation

NAKAMURA-PEREIRA Marcos et al. Worldwide maternal deaths due to COVID-19: a brief review. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, p. 1-6, 2020.

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10.1002/ijgo.13328

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/42430

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2022-01-01

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