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Assessment on the influence of prenatal care abandonment in fetal and newborn mortality
Influencia de la evaluación de cuidado prenatal de abandono en la mortalidad fetal y neonatal
Avaliação da influência do abandono da assistência pré-natal na mortalidade fetal e neonatal
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Abstract Objective: To evaluate the influence of prenatal care abandonment in fetal and neonatal mortality. Methods: Assessment study, descriptive and exploratory, primarily on documentary evidence, using a quantitative approach, conducted from October to November 2014. It was used as a data source, 400 deat... view more
Objective: To evaluate the influence of prenatal care abandonment in fetal and neonatal mortality. Methods: Assessment study, descriptive and exploratory, primarily on documentary evidence, using a quantitative approach, conducted from October to November 2014. It was used as a data source, 400 death certificates and 400 investigation files of fetal and neonatal deaths and reported in the years 2010 to 2013 were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences, to obtain the absolute and relative frequencies, nominal and numerical variables and chi-square Person. The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the State University of Maranhão (CAAE 26463814.2.0000.5554). Results: When the correlation between prenatal neglect and fetal and neonatal mortality was evaluated, it was observed that the mortality of fetuses, and newborns whose progenitors have left the prenatal care was a growing event. Conclusion: It was possible to confirm the direct influence of prenatal cessation in fetal and neonatal mortality.... view less
Keywords
baby care; Latin America; prenatal diagnostics; baby; Brazil; health care; mortality; South America
Classification
Health Policy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 416-421
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 9 (2017) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2017.v9i2.416-421
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed