Age and Type of Delivery as Risk Indicators for Maternal Mortality

Autor: Isabella Mantovani Gomes Dias de Oliveira, Emílio Prado da Fonseca, Fabiana Mantovani Gomes França, Karine Laura Cortellazzi, Vanessa Pardi, Antonio Carlos Pereira, Elaine Pereira da Silva Tagliaferro
Jazyk: English<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, Vol 45, Iss 3, Pp 134-141 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0100-7203
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1768456
Popis: Abstract Objective: This study assessed maternal mortality (MM) and related factors in a large-sized municipality in the Southeastern region of Brazil (Campinas, São Paulo) during the period 2000-2015. Methods: This study consisted of two phases: 1. An analytical nested case-control phase that assessed the impact of individual and contextual variables on MM; and 2. an ecological phase designed to contextualize maternal deaths by means of spatial analysis. The case group consisted of all maternal deaths (n = 87) and the control group consisted of 348 women who gave birth during the same period. Data analysis included descriptive statistics, association, and multiple logistic regression (MLR) tests at p < 0.05 as well as spatial analysis. Results: Maternal Mortality Ratio was 37 deaths per 100.000 live births. Deaths were dispersed throughout the urban territory and no formation of cluster was observed. MLR showed that pregnant women aged > 35 years old (OR = 2.63) or those with cesarean delivery (OR = 2.51) were more prone to maternal death. Conclusion: Maternal deaths were distributed dispersedly among the different socioeconomic levels and more prone to occur among older women or those undergoing cesarean deliveries.
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