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Worldwide maternal deaths due to COVID‐19: A brief review

Marcos Nakamura‐Pereira, Carla Betina Andreucci, Mariane de Oliveira Menezes, Roxana Knobel, Maíra Libertad Soligo Takemoto

2020International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics72 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

160 maternal deaths due to COVID‐19 have been reported worldwide, most of them in middle‐income countries, representing a barrier to reducing maternal mortality.

Topics & Concepts

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Low and middle income countriesPandemicMaternal deathMedicineGeographyEnvironmental healthEconomic growthDeveloping countryVirologyOutbreakPopulationEconomicsInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseasePathologyCOVID-19 Impact on ReproductionGlobal Maternal and Child HealthMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum