Epidemiological profile of maternal deaths in a referral hospital for high-risk pregnancy
| Autor: | Maria Lucia Neto Menezes, Joana de Faria Oliveira Bezerra, Julia de Faria Oliveira Bezerra |
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| Jazyk: | portugalština |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | Revista da Rede de Enfermagem do Nordeste, Vol 16, Iss 5 (2016) Rev Rene; Vol 16 No 5 (2015); 714-721 Rev Rene; v. 16 n. 5 (2015); 714-721 Rev Rene Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC) instacron:UFC Rev Rene, Vol 16, Iss 5 (2015) |
| ISSN: | 2175-6783 1517-3852 |
| Popis: | Objective: to describe the epidemiological profile of maternal deaths in a referral public hospital. Methods: it is aretrospective, descriptive study of cross-section type. Variables in the death certifications and maternal death investigationforms were analyzed. Results: there were 93 cases recorded, corresponding to the ratio of 228.4 maternal deaths per100,000 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%), cardiovascular disease (20.4%) and lung disease (10.8%). Conclusion: maternal deaths occurred in a context ofsocio-economic unfavorable condition, especially affecting young women, black, victimized by infectious conditions andcardiovascular diseases. The importance of improving the quality of records, surveillance deaths and postnatal care wereevident. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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