Did COVID-19 impact perinatal outcomes differently in public and private maternity hospitals in Brazil?
Adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes were worse in the public hospital group, with increased rates of SARS and neonatal respiratory distress. The alarming difference in the number of deaths between patients treated in the public and private sectors highlights the urgency of better understanding the social determinants of health and calls the attention of leaders and policymakers to take action in mitigating their impact.
Authors
- Renato T. Souza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9075-9269)
- Edson Vieira da Cunha Filho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8100-1926)
- Janete Vettorazzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9278-6861)
- José Guilherme Cecatti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1285-8445)
- Maria Laura Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8280-3234)
- Ellen Machado Arlindo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9935-1684)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (BR)
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) (BR)
- Hospital Moinhos de Vento (BR)
- Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Revista Brasileira Ginecologia e Obstetrícia
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.61622/rbgo/2025rbgo80
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00