Excess maternal mortality in Brazil: Regional inequalities and trajectories during the COVID-19 epidemic

<h4>Background</h4> The COVID-19 pandemic has exceeded 6 million known disease-related deaths and there is evidence of an increase in maternal deaths, especially in low- and middle-income countries. We aimed to estimate excess maternal deaths in Brazil and its macroregions as well as the...

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Main Authors: Jesem Orellana, Nadège Jacques, Daniel Gray Paschoal Leventhal, Lihsieh Marrero, Lina Sofía Morón-Duarte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9584504/?tool=EBI