Maternal and Child Health: Analysis of Indicators

In 2008, the municipality did not meet the target for investigating infant deaths and deaths of women of childbearing age. In 2010/2011 the municipality made progress in relation to the proposed targets. During this period there was a reduction in infant, neonatal and post-neonatal mortality. The proportion of maternal deaths investigated increased. There was a predominance of mothers aged between 20 and 30 (57.14%), with 8 to 11 years of schooling (60%), single (62.86%) and housewives (48.57%). Among the indicators of infant deaths, there was a greater predominance of mothers with one child (45.71%), 77.14% with no history of a dead child, 82.86% with a single pregnancy, 45.71% between 28 and 31 weeks, 31.4 had more than 7 antenatal consultations and 62.86% had a caesarean section. As for infant deaths related to newborns, there was a greater predominance of children born between 1 and 1.4kg (31.43%), males (54.29%), brown (51.43%), APGAR of 7 to 10 (45.71%) and other perinatal causes of death (28.57%). Of the 4 maternal deaths, 75% were aged between 20 and 30, brown (50%), in a stable union (75%), died in the puerperium (50%) and were housewives (75%).

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Graduated in Nursing from the State University of Minas Gerais. Specialisation in Public Health from the University of Cuiabá - Primavera do Leste and Health Management from the Federal University of Mato Grosso. Specialist in Health Surveillance at the Sírio Libanês Hospital. Master's in Collective Health from the Universidad Internacional Tres Fronteras.