The tragedy of COVID‐19 in Brazil: 124 maternal deaths and counting
Maíra Libertad Soligo Takemoto, Mariane de Oliveira Menezes, Carla Betina Andreucci, Marcos Nakamura‐Pereira, Melânia Maria Ramos Amorim, Leila Katz, Roxana Knobel
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 & Concepts
MedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Tragedy (event)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Rest (music)Maternal mortality rateDemographyObstetricsVirologyPopulationEnvironmental healthInternal medicineHealth servicesOutbreakPsychiatrySociologyDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)COVID-19 Impact on ReproductionGlobal Maternal and Child HealthMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum