Profile of Maternal Mortality of COVID-19 in Ceará, in the Period of 2020

Sheyla Martins Alves Francelino, Italla Maria Pinheiro Bezerra, Sabrina Alaide Amorim Alves, Francisco Naildo Cardoso Leitão, Mauro José de Deus Morais, José Lucas Souza Ramos, João Batista Francalino da Rocha, Thaiany Pedrozo Campos Antunes, Fabiana Rosa Neves Smiderle and Luíz Carlos de Abreu ()
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Sheyla Martins Alves Francelino: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Centro Universitário FMABC (FMABC), Santo André 09060-870, Brazil
Italla Maria Pinheiro Bezerra: Curso de Enfermagem e Laboratório de Escrita Científica, Escola Superior de Ciências da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Vitória (EMESCAM), Vitória 29027-502, Brazil
Sabrina Alaide Amorim Alves: Curso de Enfermagem e Laboratório de Escrita Científica, Escola Superior de Ciências da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Vitória (EMESCAM), Vitória 29027-502, Brazil
Francisco Naildo Cardoso Leitão: Laboratório Multidisciplinar de Estudos e Escrita Científica em Ciências da Saúde (LaMEECCS), Universidade Federal do Acre (UFAC), Rio Branco 69920-900, Brazil
Mauro José de Deus Morais: Laboratório Multidisciplinar de Estudos e Escrita Científica em Ciências da Saúde (LaMEECCS), Universidade Federal do Acre (UFAC), Rio Branco 69920-900, Brazil
José Lucas Souza Ramos: Curso de Enfermagem e Laboratório de Escrita Científica, Escola Superior de Ciências da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Vitória (EMESCAM), Vitória 29027-502, Brazil
João Batista Francalino da Rocha: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Centro Universitário FMABC (FMABC), Santo André 09060-870, Brazil
Thaiany Pedrozo Campos Antunes: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Políticas Públicas e Desenvolvimento Local, Escola Superior de Ciências da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Vitória (EMESCAM), Vitória 29027-502, Brazil
Fabiana Rosa Neves Smiderle: Curso de Enfermagem e Laboratório de Escrita Científica, Escola Superior de Ciências da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Vitória (EMESCAM), Vitória 29027-502, Brazil
Luíz Carlos de Abreu: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Centro Universitário FMABC (FMABC), Santo André 09060-870, Brazil

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 5, 1-10

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.

Keywords: COVID-19; pandemic; maternal death; pregnancy; postpartum period (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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