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WORLDWIDE MATERNAL DEATHS DUE TO COVID‐19: A BRIEF REVIEW
Nakamura‐Pereira, Marcos et al. | Date Issued: 2020
Author
Nakamura‐Pereira, Marcos
Andreucci, Carla Betina
Menezes, Mariane de Oliveira
Knobel, Roxana
Takemoto, Maíra Libertad Soligo
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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.
Keywords
COVID-19
Health services accessibility
Health status indicators
Maternal death
Maternal mortality
 
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Wiley
Citation
NAKAMURA-PEREIRA, Marcos et al. Worldwide maternal deaths due to COVID-19: a brief review. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, v. 151, n. 1, p. 148-150, Oct. 2020.
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https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/42430
DOI
10.1002/ijgo.13328
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1879-3479
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International efforts to reduce maternal mortality have been steadily applied in recent years, including a new global pact through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) for 2030.9 The COVID‐19 pandemic may represent a major obstacle to realizing the SDG by 2030, especially in middle‐ and low‐income countries, where the pandemic seems to be leading to a significant increase in cases of both maternal near miss and mortality.