Perception of pregnant women from a family health unit of Maceió-AL on factors related to infant mortality

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Gabriela Ferreira da
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Outros Autores: Silva, Maria José Ribeiro Sampaio, Sales, Maria Lucélia da Hora
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Medicina de Família e Comunidade (Online)
• DOI: 10.5712/rbmfc9(33)733
• Texto Completo: https://rbmfc.org.br/rbmfc/article/view/733
• topic: Risk Factors; Infant Mortality; Pregnancy; Factores de Riesgo; Mortalidad Infantil; Embarazo; Fatores de Risco; Mortalidade Infantil; Gravidez; Gestantes; Mortalidade infantil

Objective: to identify the perception of pregnant women about risk factors that may contribute to infant mortality. Methods: observational, crosssectional, descriptive study, using a quantitative and qualitative approach, conducted in 40 pregnant women from the Family Health Unit (FHU) of Guaxuma, Maceió-AL. Results: the social and demographic profile of the women studied was similar to the pattern of women with higher infant mortality, already described in the literature, including age between 10 and 19 years and above 30 years, high parity, birth interval less than two years and low education. In these women’s speeches, they emphasized the following risk factors: incorrect breastfeeding, delay in seeking care during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum and for well child care and lack of family involvement in prenatal care. Conclusion: patients in the study, who had a social and demographic profile consistent with increased risk for infant mortality, demonstrated a good knowledge about the risk factors.