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
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