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- Title
Maternal mortality in a regional health jurisdiction in the Brazilian state of Maranhão: a retrospective study.
- Authors
Cristina Pereira de Jesus Costa, Ana; Mota de Souza, Layane; Duarte Costa, Daniel; Vieira Freitas, Lydia; Kelve de Castro Damasceno, Ana; Francenely Cunha Vieira, Neiva
- Abstract
Aim: To investigate the causes of maternal death in a regional health jurisdiction of the Brazilian state of Maranhão. Method: This is a retrospective study exploring the maternal deaths from 2007 to 2011. The maternal deaths analyzed were of women between 10 and 49 years old during the pregnancy-puerperal cycle. Results: Among the most frequent causes of death, the main one noted was gestational hypertension syndrome (GHS) (37.9%), followed by hemorrhagic syndrome (31.1%) and other causes (31%). Conclusion: The maternal mortality ratio of the regional health jurisdiction studied is elevated and, even if the numbers used were underestimated, urgent reduction measures must be adopted, especially when dealing with prevention and control of GHS, the main cause of maternal mortality in this jurisdiction.
- Publication
Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing, 2013, Vol 12, Issue 4, p854
- ISSN
1676-4285
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.5935/1676-4285.20134183