Abstract:Introduction:The infant mortality rate (IMR) is an important health indicator directly associated with living conditions, prenatal care coverage, social development conditions, and parental education, among others. Worldwide, the infant mortality rate was 29/1000 live births in 2017. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the fetal and infant mortality rates due to congenital anomalies (CA) in Maranhão from 2001 to 2016. Methods: Data were obtained from the SINASC, and SIM databases. We used simple linear reg… Show more
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