Increasing maternal mortality associated with COVID‐19 and shortage of intensive care is a serious concern in low‐resource settings

We read with interest the article by Collin et al. that described an increased risk of requiring intensive care in pregnant or postpartum women with SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, even when considering only cases needing invasive mechanical ventilation (RR: 3.49; 95% CI:1.89‐6.52).1 The results of this study...

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Published inActa Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica Vol. 99; no. 10; p. 1421
Main Authors Silveira Campos, Luciana, Peixoto Caldas, José M.
Format Journal Article Web Resource
LanguageEnglish
Published United States John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.10.2020
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Subjects
Betacoronavirus
Coronavirus Infections
COVID-19
Critical Care
Female
Humans
Letter to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Maternal Mortality
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral
Postpartum Period
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
Public Health
SARS-CoV-2
Sweden
Sweden
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Summary:We read with interest the article by Collin et al. that described an increased risk of requiring intensive care in pregnant or postpartum women with SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, even when considering only cases needing invasive mechanical ventilation (RR: 3.49; 95% CI:1.89‐6.52).1 The results of this study have implications for countries with limited resources, such as Brazil, the current epicenter of the COVID‐19 pandemic. Maternal deaths due to COVID‐19 were not reported in initial studies from China.
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ISSN:0001-6349
1600-0412
DOI:10.1111/aogs.13975