Child mortality profile based on investigation of obituary records

The present study aims at analyzing the child mortality profile Ribeirão Preto-SP inhabitants between 2009 and 2011, based on data from the Mother-Infant Mortality Committee. In this period, there were 224 deaths, of which 58 were avoidable. There were more deaths among children under a week old, wi...

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Autores: Careti, Camila Marques, Scarpelini, Ana Helena Parra, Furtado, Maria Cândida de Carvalho
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG)
Repositorio:Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revistas.ufg.br:article/20321
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ufg.br/fen/article/view/20321
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Infant Mortality
Perinatal Care
Pediatric Nursing
Mortalidade Infantil
Atención Perinatal
Enfermería Pediátrica
Assistência Perinatal
Enfermagem Pediátrica
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Sumario:The present study aims at analyzing the child mortality profile Ribeirão Preto-SP inhabitants between 2009 and 2011, based on data from the Mother-Infant Mortality Committee. In this period, there were 224 deaths, of which 58 were avoidable. There were more deaths among children under a week old, with low birth weight and gestational age under 30 weeks; pre-natal care was considered insufficient in most cases. There was an association between age of death and gestational age; increased years of schooling proved to be a protective factor regarding deaths in the first week of life. The identification of real or potential risks to the child’s life allows nursing professionals to plan individual and qualified assistance. Such planning allows interventions to be carried out, in the sense of improving health care and consequently children’s quality of life, reducing infant mortality.doi: 10.5216/ree.v16i2.20321