Características das gestações, partos e recém-nascidos da região metropolitana de Aracaju, Sergipe, Brasil

Abstract

Objectives: to describe the characteristics of pregnancies, deliveries and the status of newborns at birth in the Metropolitan Area of Aracaju. The main demographic a n d s o c i o e c o n o m i c c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s a n d d e t a i l s o f t h e m e d i c a l c a re g i v e n t o t h e p o p u l a t i o n u n d e r s t u d y majority of mothers (69%) w e re c o n s i d e re d p o o r ( i n c o m e < 3 m i n i m u m w a g e s ) .Adolescent mothers comprised 20.6% of the population. C o n c l u s i o n s : d e l i v e r i e s i n A r a c a j u 's s h o w e d g o o d performance with a lower rate for Caesarean sections, prematurity, and low birth-weight than Ribeirão Preto, S ã o L u í s a n d P e l o t a s . P e r i n a t a l h e a l t h p l a n n i n g m a ybenefit from this kind of study. Child health, Mother's health, Birth, Delivery, Newborn Key words Resumo O b j e t i v o s : d e s c re v e r a s c a r a c t e r í s t i c a s d a s gestações, partos e nascimentos da região metropolitana de Aracaju. As principais características demográficas e s o c i o e c o n ô m i c a s e d e a t e n ç ã o à s a ú d e d a p o p u l a ç ã o foram avaliadas. Métodos: estudo transversal dos nascimentos ocorridos entre março e julho de 2005, procedentes da região metropolitana de Aracaju, Sergipe, Brasil. Todas as mães que tiveram parto único nascido vivo foram entrevistadas a t r a v é s d e u m q u e s t i o n á r i o e s t r u t u r a d o , c o m i n f o rm a ç õ e s s o b re a s c o n d i ç õ e s d e m o g r á f i c a s , s o c i oe c o n ô m i c a s , h i s t ó r i a s e x u a l / re p ro d u t i v a . R e g i s t ro s d o p e s o , c o m p r i m e n t o e p e r í m e t ro c e f á l i c o d a s c r i a n ç a s f o r a m t r a n s f e r i d o s p a r a o q u e s t i o n á r i o . F o i f e i t a c o m p a r a ç ã o c o m o u t ro s e s t u d o s b r a s i l e i ro s d e c a r a cterísticas semelhantes. Resultados: foram analisados 4746 nascimentos de p a r t o ú n i c o d e A r a c a j u , c o m 6 9 % d a s m ã e s re f e r i n d o renda inferior a três salários mínimos. As mães adolescentes representaram 20,6% da amostra. Entre todos os n a s c i m e n t o s , 7 , 7 % t i v e r a m d u r a ç ã o i n f e r i o r a 3 7 s e m a n a s , p e rc e n t u a l s e m e l h a n t e a o d e b a i x o p e s o a o nascer (7,2%). Prevaleceu a assistência pré-natal oferec i d a p e l o S i s t e m a Ú n i c o d e S a ú d e ( S U S ) ( u e o s e n c o n t r a d o s e m R i b e i r ã o P re t o , S ã o L u í s e P e l o t a s . E s t u d o s c o m o e s t e p o d e m s e r m u i t o ú t e i s a o planejamento de saúde perinatal. Palavras-chave S a ú d e i n f a n t i l , S a ú d e m a t e r n a ,Nascimento, Parto, Recém-nascido

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