Severe Covid-19 in pregnant and postpartum women admitted to an intensive care unit: A retrospective cohort study.

Isabel Cristina Melo MendesAna Luiza Martins de OliveiraPriscila Martins Pinheiro TrindadeWallace Mendes da SilvaPatricia Pontes FrankelCarolina Carvalho MocarzelMarta de Alencar RosaAna Paula Santos NascimentoGlaucia de Melo RodriguesClarisse PimentelRaíssa Lima de MoraesAlessandra Gonçalves Lisbôa PereiraClaudia Caminha EscosteguyRafael Mello Galliez

Published in: PloS one (2023)

Pregnant and postpartum women with severe Covid-19 have high lethality and a high incidence of clinical and obstetric complications. These findings support that this population should be prioritized in public health strategies that address Covid-19.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
public health
intensive care unit
pregnant women
risk factors
early onset
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
polycystic ovary syndrome
type diabetes
mechanical ventilation
pregnancy outcomes
insulin resistance