Perfil epidemiológico e evitabilidade dos óbitos fetais de mulheres residentes em um município da região sul do Brasil

• Main Author: Schrader, Greice
• Publication Date: 2017
• Format: Master thesis
• Language: por
• Source: Repositório Universitário da Ânima (RUNA)
• Download full: https://repositorio.animaeducacao.com.br/handle/ANIMA/3089
• topic: Óbito fetal; Fatores de risco; Doenças infecciosas

Fetal death, different from infant death, is not among the priorities of the Brazilian Ministry of Health, but it is an important indicator that reflects the quality of prenatal care, childbirth, and conditions of access to health services. Some factors have already been associated with fetal death, among them the quality of prenatal and hospital care, maternal, pregnancy and newborn characteristics and factors related to health services policies and actions. One third of fetal deaths are preventable, mainly due to adequate care for pregnancy, delivery and birth. Objective: To characterize the epidemiological profile of fetal deaths in Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina and to determine possible factors related to its occurrence and avoidability. Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out with data on the fetal deaths of residents in Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina, from January 2012 to October 2016. The data were collected in Death Certificates, Fetal Death Records and in medical records. A descriptive analysis of the study variables was performed to compare information sources. The most frequent causes were classified according to the criteria of avoidability of the Classification of the Foundation State System of data analysis of São Paulo, List of Causes of Avoidable Deaths by Interventions within the Unified Health System and of the Expanded Wigglesworth Classification. Results: 78 fetal deaths were reported in the study period. The main causes were fetal death of unspecified cause, conditions of the perinatal period, intercurrences in pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium, and congenital malformations. Of the fetal deaths, 84% were considered preventable, 5% non-preventable and 11% unclassified due to lack of data. Conclusion: The report of unspecified fetal death with the highest proportion of causes of fetal deaths pointed to the need to review the process of notification and investigation of fetal deaths, since in the way it is being carried out, it will be difficult to reach the predicted objectives. Most of the Deaths Were Considered Preventable through adequate attention to the pregnant woman in prenatal care and delivery.