Impact of COVID-19 on health services and its consequences for pregnant women

During the pandemic of the COVID-19 several factors provided higher risks for pregnant women, which could negatively interfere in the ongoing pregnancies. This study aims to reflect on the impacts of the pandemic of COVID-19 caused in the health of pregnant women, related to the physical and psychological impacts and changes in prenatal care, as well as the changes made in maternity hospitals due to social distance. This is a methodology with a literature review based on scientific articles published during the pandemic period. In view of the records analyzed it was observed that the pandemic of COVID-19 brought difficulties in the scope of health services, directed to pregnant women.