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Ginecología y obstetricia de México
Print version ISSN 0300-9041
Abstract
IBARGUENGOITIA OCHOA, Francisco; LIRA PLASCENCIA, Josefina and SEPULVEDA, Cintia. Maternal mortality from COVID-19 in Mexico. Ginecol. obstet. Méx. [online]. 2021, vol.89, n.9, pp.748-748. Epub Apr 04, 2022. ISSN 0300-9041.
OBJECTIVE:
Know maternal mortality from COVID-19 infection in Mexico.
MATERIAL AND METHOD:
Review of mortality cases obtaining information from weekly reports for epidemiological surveillance of maternal deaths 2020.
RESULTS:
The first cases of maternal death from COVID-19 infection in Mexico were registered in epidemiological week 15 (April 6-12) with 2 cases. Review until epidemiological week 29 (July 13-19) with 81 cases representing 18.5% of deaths, accumulating 499 cases as of this date, being the first place as a cause of mortality since week 28. The fatality rate of CIOVID-19 in pregnancy is 1.2%.
Keywords : Maternal mortality; COVID-19.
