Reverting five years of progress: Impact of COVID-19 on maternal mortality in Peru

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AUTHOR S Camila Gianella Chr. Michelsen Institute. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Jorge Ruiz-Cabrejos Pamela Villacorta Andrea Castro Gabriel Carrasco-Escobar Health Innovation Lab, Institute of Tropical Medicine ‘Alexander von Humboldt’, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru

Reverting five years of progress: Impact of COVID-19 on maternal mortality in Peru Peru has moved back at least five years on its road to reducing maternal mortality, due to the profound impact COVID-19 has had on the capacity of health services. Our research shows that the health system needs urgent reengineering. Among other things, we recommend including pregnant woman in the COVID-19 risk groups.


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