Maternal mortality and COVID-19

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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

Roxana Knobel · Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Liduína A. R. Sousa · Universidade Federal do Ceará

Leila Katz · Instituto de Medicina Integral Professor Fernando Figueira

Abstract

To the best of our knowledge, this is the largest available series of maternal deaths due to COVID-19. Barriers to access healthcare, differences in pandemic containment measures in the country and high prevalence of concomitant risk factors for COVID-19 severe disease may play a role in the observed disparity compared to worldwide reports on maternal outcomes.

Topics & Keywords

COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction Global Maternal and Child Health Maternal and fetal healthcare

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine

Volume 35, Issue 12, pp. 2355-2361

DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2020.1786056

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