BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
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To describe clinical characteristics of pregnant and postpartum women with severe COVID-19 in Brazil and to examine risk factors for mortality. ⋯ A total of 124 COVID-19 maternal deaths were identified in Brazil. Symptoms onset at postpartum and comorbidities are risk factors.
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Observational Study
Maternal cardiac function in women at high risk for pre-eclampsia treated with 150 mg aspirin or placebo: an observational study.
To compare maternal haemodynamics in women at low and high risk for preterm pre-eclampsia (PE), and between those at high risk who are randomised to aspirin or placebo. ⋯ In women at high risk of pre-eclampsia, prophylactic use of aspirin may not alter the impaired maternal cardiac adaptation.
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To estimate incidence, trends over time, and risk factors for massive blood transfusions in obstetric patients. A secondary aim was to evaluate transfusion ratios in relation to massive transfusion. ⋯ Risk of massive blood transfusion in obstetric patients increases with placental complications and prior caesarean section.