ARAUJO, R. A. B.; BATISTA DE ARAÚJO, R. A.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1037736782470922; ARAUJO, Raimundo Antonio Batista de.
Resumo:
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.