Adverse outcomes of childbirth in high-risk maternity hospitals

Abstract

Objectives: to analyze adverse outcomes in teaching maternity hospitals in Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil. Methods: a cross-sectional, retrospective and analytical study was carried out with a random sample of 480 medical records of postpartum women in 2016 using the Adverse Outcome Index: in-hospital maternal death, neonatal in-hospital death> 2500g and> 37 weeks, uterine rupture, unplanned maternal admission to intensive care unit, delivery trauma to the newborn, return to the operating room, admission to an…