This study aimed to verify the relationship between the maternal mortality ratio and the incidence of COVID-19 in the State of Bahia, Brazil, 2020. The study revealed the increase in maternal mortality, and its temporal relationship with the incidence of COVID-19, in Bahia, Brazil, in 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic may be directly and indirectly related to this increase, which needs to be investigated. An urgent public health action is needed to prevent and reduce maternal deaths during this pandemic, in Brazil.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34112099/

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COVID-19 (WEPHREN Resources)  Coronavirus  Maternal & Infant Health  Maternal Health  Maternal/Fetal health during pregnancy  

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