Characterization of maternal health in Santa Maria, RS. 2005-2009

• Autor(a) principal: Padilha, Juliana Falcão
• Data de Publicação: 2012
• Outros Autores: Farinha, Lourdes Boufleur, Mattos, Karen Mello de, Gasparetto, Andriele
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
• Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufsm.br/reufsm/article/view/4082
• topic: Gestational age; Epidemiology; Live birth; Health; Edad gestacional; Epidemiología; Nacimiento vivo; Salud; Idade gestacional; Epidemiologia; Nascimento vivo; Saúde; Idade gestacional; Epidemiologia; Nascimento vivo; Saúde

Objectives: relate the maternal variables coming from the Information System of Live Births (SINASC) from Santa Maria-RS, linked in the live births’s health, as: maternal age, among another. Method: this study was developed with a quantitative descriptive approach, using secondary data obtained in the basis of DATASUS. The data were collected from March to May of 2011. Results: in the period between 2005 and 2009 were registered 16504 live births in Santa Maria, being 62,37% of cesarian and 37,63% vaginal; 49,23% of the live births were from women between 20-30 years; 65,36% of the women had seven or more prenatal visits; and the higher education level, the higher the rate of cesarean. Conclusions: there was a significant increase in cesarean section among young postpartum women. It is necessary more studies to be outlined the profile of this population group and generate effective locoregionais strategies