Maternal mortality from COVID-19 in Mexico

Francisco Ibargüengoitia Ochoa; Josefina Lira Plascencia; Cintia Sepúlveda

2021, Number 09

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Ginecol Obstet Mex 2021; 89 (09)

Maternal mortality from COVID-19 in Mexico

Ibargüengoitia OF, Lira PJ, Sepúlveda C

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ABSTRACT

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.
Resultados: 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%.