Avaliação do programa rede cegonha.

Abstract

Avoidable in the vast majority of cases, maternal mortality is a serious public health problem that occurs predominantly in developing countries, still representing a violation of women's human rights. Likewise, we have in infant mortality an indicator that presents the ability to assess important aspects, such as the access of the maternal and child population to health services. In this context, the Rede Cegonha strategy is a public health policy that was born to deal with these problems. For this reason, it sought to answer the following question: what is the impact of the Rede Cegonha program in tackling maternal and neonatal mortality in Brazil? The objective of this research was to evaluate the averages of the Rede Cegonha program in combating maternal and neonatal mortality in Brazil. Regarding the initial hypothesis tested in this dissertation, it was that the Rede Cegonha strategy managed to reduce the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) and the neonatal mortality rate (TMN) in Brazil, positively impacting the health of the maternal and child population aged newborn. Regarding the methodological aspects, the dissertation was characterized as a descriptive and explanatory study on the impact of the Rede Cegonha strategy on the reduction of maternal and neonatal mortality, anchored in secondary statistical data and in the difference between the averages before and after the policy.