Expert Recommendations on Monkeypox (MPX) in Pregnancy, Postpartum and Lactating Women - Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia

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Expert Recommendations on Monkeypox (MPX) in Pregnancy, Postpartum and Lactating Women

The Monkeypox Disease

In 2020, Brazil and the whole world faced the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused a high number of deaths. This disease was particularly severe for pregnant and postpartum women and determined a significant increase in the Maternal Death Ratio (MMR). To face the disease and assist health professionals in the qualification of the best care to the maternal-fetal binomial, the Ministry of Health and Febrasgo developed a working group formed by professors and researchers from several universities who worked to establish recommendations for the care of pregnant women and puerperal women by the time of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2022, while we are still experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic, we are surprised by another disease caused by a virus that has been alarming the population and worrying public health authorities and gynecology and obstetrics societies in Brazil and worldwide.

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