Epidemiological profile of maternal deaths in a referral hospital for high-risk pregnancy

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 recorde...

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Main Authors: Maria Lucia Neto Menezes, Joana de Faria Oliveira Bezerra, Julia de Faria Oliveira Bezerra
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Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2015-11-01
Series:Rev Rene
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Online Access:https://www.periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/2838
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author Maria Lucia Neto Menezes
Joana de Faria Oliveira Bezerra
Julia de Faria Oliveira Bezerra
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Julia de Faria Oliveira Bezerra
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description 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.
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spelling doaj-art-2a9febe9892e47f4baa4d7ab62aaa0592025-08-24T12:51:28ZengUniversidade Federal do CearáRev Rene1517-38522175-67832015-11-01165Epidemiological profile of maternal deaths in a referral hospital for high-risk pregnancyMaria Lucia Neto MenezesJoana de Faria Oliveira BezerraJulia de Faria Oliveira BezerraObjective: 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.https://www.periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/2838Maternal MortalityPregnancyHigh-RiskEpidemiological Surveillance.
spellingShingle Maria Lucia Neto Menezes
Joana de Faria Oliveira Bezerra
Julia de Faria Oliveira Bezerra
Epidemiological profile of maternal deaths in a referral hospital for high-risk pregnancy
Rev Rene
Maternal Mortality
Pregnancy
High-Risk
Epidemiological Surveillance.
title Epidemiological profile of maternal deaths in a referral hospital for high-risk pregnancy
title_full Epidemiological profile of maternal deaths in a referral hospital for high-risk pregnancy
title_fullStr Epidemiological profile of maternal deaths in a referral hospital for high-risk pregnancy
title_full_unstemmed Epidemiological profile of maternal deaths in a referral hospital for high-risk pregnancy
title_short Epidemiological profile of maternal deaths in a referral hospital for high-risk pregnancy
title_sort epidemiological profile of maternal deaths in a referral hospital for high risk pregnancy
topic Maternal Mortality
Pregnancy
High-Risk
Epidemiological Surveillance.
url https://www.periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/2838
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