Hospital Committees for the Prevention of Maternal Mortality in Fortaleza: Profile and Functioning

• Autor(a) principal: Cruz, Helânia do Prado
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: Carvalho, Francisco Herlânio Costa, Pessoa, Sarah Maria Fraxe, Tavares, Márcia Maria Machado, Feitosa, Helvécio Neves
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde
• Texto Completo: https://ojs.unifor.br/RBPS/article/view/3632
• topic: Professional Staff Committees; Maternal Death; Epidemiological Surveillance.; Comités de Profesionales; Muerte Materna; Vigilancia Epidemiológica.; Comitê de Profissionais; Morte Materna; Vigilância Epidemiológica.

Objective: To characterize the Hospital Committees for Maternal Mortality Prevention in the city of Fortaleza, CE, in relation to the profile of its professionals and the functioning methodology. Methods: A quantitative descriptive cross-sectional study conducted from March to September 2013 to research all the existing Hospital Committees in Fortaleza, CE, through interviews with the professionals in charge, resulting in a total of eight. We used a structured questionnaire containing 46 questions, with all variables being based on the 2007 Maternal Mortality Committees Manual designed by the Ministry of Health. Results: The committees are made up of physicians, nurses, physiotherapists and social workers. None has its own physical structure for its functioning, and all professionals do not have exclusive dedication or receive any compensation for performing the activities. Two committees are regulated, two hold meetings every month, one every two weeks, and one has not a set up date to meet. All of them carry out hospital investigation of maternal deaths and deaths of women of childbearing age, discuss cases with other professionals, and perform the dissemination of information through reports. Conclusions: The Hospital Committees for the Prevention of Maternal Mortality in Fortaleza are organized according to the reality of each hospital on a multidisciplinary basis and are predominantly composed of individuals aged 42-59 years, whose working process focuses on the epidemiological surveillance of maternal, fetal and infant deaths and their prevention, which characterizes them as active and functioning committees.