Factors associated with death among postpartum women with COVID-19: A Brazilian population-based study

Objective: to identify the factors associated with death due to COVID-19 among Brazilian postpartum women in the first five months of the pandemic and five subsequent months, and describe the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of postpartum women who developed the disease. Method: cross-s...

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Autores: Bonatti, Anelise de Toledo [UNESP], Miller, Nathassia [UNESP], Carvalhaes, Maria Antonieta de Barros Leite [UNESP], Jensen, Rodrigo [UNESP], Parada, Cristina Maria Garcia de Lima [UNESP]
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglés
portugués
español
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/233838
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.5446.3507
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/233838
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Clinical evolution
Coronavirus infections
Maternal death
Nursing care
Pandemic
Postpartum period
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Sumario:Objective: to identify the factors associated with death due to COVID-19 among Brazilian postpartum women in the first five months of the pandemic and five subsequent months, and describe the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of postpartum women who developed the disease. Method: cross-sectional population-based study using a secondary database available in the Sistema de Informação de Vigilância Epidemiológica da Gripe-SIVEP-Gripe (Influenza Epidemiological Surveillance Information System), Brazilian Ministry of Health. A total of 869 postpartum women were included, and the analysis considered the first five months of the pandemic and subsequent five months. Association between the variables of interest and outcome (death due to COVID-19/cure) was investigated using logistic regression. Results: most participants were aged between 20 and 34, of mixed race or Caucasian, and lived in the urban/peri-urban area. The proportion of deaths was 20.2% in the first period and 11.2% in the second. The likelihood of death increased in both periods due to the presence of respiratory signs and symptoms: dyspnea, respiratory distress, and oxygen saturation below 95%, in addition to the need for ventilatory support and intensive care. Conclusion: the proportion of deaths among postpartum women was high and decreased in the second period under study. Respiratory signs and symptoms, mechanical ventilation, and intensive care were associated with death in both periods.