Publications by authors named "Sergio H A Martins-Costa"
Article Synopsis
- Brazil faced high maternal deaths and delays in healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting a study on how SARS-CoV-2 affects pregnant women.
- This prospective cohort study included 729 symptomatic pregnant or postpartum women in 15 Brazilian centers from Feb 2020 to Feb 2021, with 51.3% confirmed cases of COVID-19.
- Key risk factors for severe illness included non-white ethnicity, low education, obesity, public prenatal care, planned pregnancies, and pre-existing health conditions, with the worst outcomes occurring early in the pandemic.
Preeclampsia among women with COVID-19 during pregnancy and its impact on maternal and perinatal outcomes: Results from a national multicenter study on COVID in Brazil, the REBRACO initiative.
Pregnancy Hypertens
June 2022
Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of preeclampsia among cases of COVID-19 infection during pregnancy and the association between both conditions, in a multicenter cohort of Brazilian women with respiratory symptoms.
Study Design: Ancillary analysis of the Brazilian Network of COVID-19 in Obstetrics (REBRACO) study. We performed a nested case-control analysis selecting all women with COVID-19 and compared outcomes between women with and without PE.
Introduction: COVID-19 pandemic posed major challenges in obstetric health care services. Preparedness, development, and implementation of new protocols were part of the needed response. This study aims to describe the strategies implemented and the perspectives of health managers on the challenges to face the pandemic in 16 different maternity hospitals that comprise a multicenter study in Brazil, called REBRACO (Brazilian network of COVID-19 during pregnancy).
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