Article
Worldwide maternal deaths due to COVID‐19: A brief review
Registro en:
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.
1879-3479
10.1002/ijgo.13328
Autor
Nakamura‐Pereira, Marcos
Andreucci, Carla Betina
Menezes, Mariane de Oliveira
Knobel, Roxana
Takemoto, Maíra Libertad Soligo
Resumen
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. 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.