Perfil epidemiológico dos óbitos maternos em hospital de referência para gestação de alto risco

• Autor(a) principal: Menezes, Maria Lúcia Neto
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: Bezerra, Joana de Faria Oliveira, Bezerra, Julia de Faria Oliveira
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
• Texto Completo: http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/14532
• topic: Mortalidade Materna; Gravidez de Alto Risco; Vigilância Epidemiológica

Objective: to describe the epidemiological profile of maternal deaths in a referral public hospital. Methods: it is a retrospective, descriptive study of cross-section type. Variables in the death certifications and maternal death investigation forms were analyzed. Results: there were 93 cases recorded, corresponding to the ratio of 228.4 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Most of these deaths were from women aged 20-29 years old (47.3%), undergoing cesarean section (39.8%). Most deaths occurred in the postpartum period (66.7%), by direct obstetric causes (55.9%), especially: infection (28.0%), cardiovascular disease (20.4%) and lung disease (10.8%). Conclusion: maternal deaths occurred in a context of socio-economic unfavorable condition, especially affecting young women, black, victimized by infectious conditions and cardiovascular diseases. The importance of improving the quality of records, surveillance deaths and postnatal care were evident. Descriptors: Maternal Mortality; Pregnancy, High-Risk; Epidemiological Surveillance.