Avaliação da peregrinação anteparto numa amostra de puérperas no Município do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, 1999/2001

Abstract

The access to obstetric care in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was

Maternal Mortality in Pernambuco, Brazil: What Has Changed in Ten Years?

“…5,19 In Rio de Janeiro, for example, a third of 6,652 pregnant women in labour had to look for health care in more than one hospital. 23 Limited numbers of beds in neonatal and adult intensive care units was the most common reason for this problem in Metropolitan region, and too few medical staff was the most frequent reason in the interior of the State.…”

Assistência pré-natal no Brasil

“…The lack of linkage between the services providing prenatal and delivery care is another problem identified, resulting in the pilgrimage of pregnant women in labour in search of a place for hospitalization, bringing additional health risks to the pregnant woman and her newborn 7,8 .…”

A peregrinação das gestantes no Município do Rio de Janeiro: perfil de óbitos e nascimentos

“…Este padrão gera um grande fluxo de gestantes em busca de atendimento. Ao percorrer grandes distâncias torna-se mais difícil o acesso aos serviços e, principalmente, a adequação de suas necessidades aos serviços oferecidos (5) .…”