Brazilian Obstetric Observatory

TL;DR

The paper introduces the Brazilian Obstetric Observatory COVID-19, a dynamic panel analyzing maternal cases of severe respiratory syndrome during the pandemic to inform public health policies.

Contribution

It presents a novel data platform for analyzing COVID-19's impact on pregnant and postpartum women in Brazil, aiding future crisis management.

Findings

Analysis of maternal SARI cases during COVID-19

Data processing methods for maternal health surveillance

Insights into pandemic impact on obstetric populations

Abstract

Covid-19 is responsible for high mortality in all countries, with the maternal population it is no different. Countries with a high rate of maternal mortality have deficiencies in the health care of pregnant women and women who have recently given birth, which will certainly be enhanced in a situation of overload in the health system, as occurred in this pandemic. Understanding the impact of the pandemic on maternal health is essential to discuss public policies and assist in solutions to future crises. With that in mind, we present the Brazilian Obstetric Observatory COVID-19 (OOBr COVID-19). OOBr COVID-19 is a dynamic panel with analyzes of the cases of pregnant and postpartum women with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARI) during the pandemic due to the new coronavirus. In this article, we present data loading, case selections, and processing of the variables for the analyzes available in OOBr COVID-19.