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Profile of Maternal Mortality of COVID-19 in Ceará, in the Period of 2020
Sheyla Martins Alves Francelino1,2, Italla Maria Pinheiro Bezerra2,3, Sabrina Alaide Amorim Alves2,4
1Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Centro Universitário FMABC (FMABC), Santo André 09060-870, Brazil.
Abstract:
The aim of this paper is to describe the profile of maternal mortality of COVID-19 in the state of Ceará, Brazil, in the period 2020. Ecological, exploratory, cross-sectional study, with secondary data from the Influenza Epidemiological Surveillance Information System, were made available by the Obstetric Observatory Brazilian COVID-19. A total of 485 pregnant and postpartum women were included, and the analysis considered the notifications from the year 2020. The variables of interest and the outcome (death/cure by COVID-19) were analyzed in a descriptive way. Most pregnant and postpartum women were between 20 and 35 years old, brown/white skin color and residing in an urban area. The proportion of deaths was 5.8% in the year 2020. In that period, the rates of hospitalization in the ward increased by 95.5%, 12.6% of hospitalization in the Unit of Intensive Care (ICU), and 7.2% needed invasive ventilatory support. Maternal mortality from COVID-19 suggests an emergency in terms of the development of health actions and policies due to the aggravation and risks due to this disease.
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