The tragedy of COVID‐19 in Brazil: 124 maternal deaths and counting

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Authors

Maíra Libertad Soligo Takemoto · Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)

Mariane de Oliveira Menezes · Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)

Carla Betina Andreucci · Universidade Federal de São Carlos

Marcos Nakamura‐Pereira · Fundação Oswaldo Cruz

Melânia Maria Ramos Amorim · Instituto de Medicina Integral Professor Fernando Figueira

Leila Katz · Instituto de Medicina Integral Professor Fernando Figueira

Abstract

At the time of writing 124 pregnant or postpartum women in Brazil have died due to COVID‐19 (representing a mortality rate of 12.7%), a figure that currently surpasses the total number of COVID‐19‐related maternal deaths reported throughout the rest of the world.

Topics & Keywords

COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction Global Maternal and Child Health Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics

Volume 151, Issue 1, pp. 154-156

DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.13300

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