IMPACTO DA PANDEMIA DA COVID-19 NOS NÚMEROS DE ATENDIMENTOS DE PRÉ-NATAL E IMUNIZAÇÕES EM GESTANTES EM JOÃO PESSOA

Abstract

COVID-19, a disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, was first identified in Wuhan, China. On June 19, 2021, approximately 15 months after the first national death, Brazil had already recorded 500,000 deaths from COVID-19 (BRAZIL, 2020). In this scenario, considering the significant impact of SARS-CoV-2 on public health, as evidenced by the high number of deaths, it is clear that there have been significant changes in various areas, including the care of pregnant women and parturients, which are studied in this work. This study evaluated the impact of the pandemic in the years 2020 and 2021, compared to the three previous years (2017 to 2019), on the number of prenatal consultations and doses of immunizations administered to pregnant women in the city of João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil. The number of live births during these periods was also used to assess the proportionality of these data in relation to the number of pregnant women each year. It was concluded from this analysis that there was an unexpected decrease in the number of prenatal consultations and immunizations administered to pregnant women during the pandemic, with statistical significance for these data. Thus, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on obstetric care is demonstrated.