Mortalidade materna no estado da Paraíba no período de 2007 a 2016.

Abstract

Maternal mortality is defined as the death of a woman during or up to 42 days after termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and place of the pregancy, for any cause related or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management, but not due to accidental causes or incidental. It is one of the most serious violations of women's human rights, as it is avoidable in 92,0 % of cases. The present study sought to evaluate maternal mortality in the state of Paraíba from 2007 to 2016. This is a descriptive, documentary, quantitative based survey conducted with secondary data obtained from the online database and from free access of the Mortality Information System, provided by the Department of Informatics of the Unified Health System and the Information System on Live Births. The population was composed of women of childbearing age living in the state of Paraíba, who died of maternal death in the period between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2016. The data were analysed by descriptive statistics and compared to the relevant literature of the studied subject. The results obtained evidenced a total of 324 deaths in the period studied, with a higher prevalence of deaths during pregnancy, childbirth or abortion up to 42 days postpartum (74,3%), with research (92%), in women in the age group between 30 and 39 years old (41%), of color/race brown (74,4%), with schooling ingored (48,8%), and single marital status (36,4%). Regarding the type of obstetric causes, a higher number of deaths from direct causes (78,7%) were observed. There was a predominance of deaths due to pregnancy specif hypertensive syndromes (27,5%), infections in pregnancy and puerperium (17,3%), and other maternal diseases that complicate pregnancy, chuldbirth and the puerperium (13,0%). The microregions of Paraíba that presented the highest rates of maternal mortality were João Pessoa (24,4%) and Campina Grande (14,8%). At the end of this study it is concluded that the maternal mortality profile has been deserving special attention in the state of Paraíba, due to the presence of high values of the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR), acompanied by avoidable causes in most cases. Thus, it is necessary that health professionals adopt measures that early identify risks to maternal health and allow appropriate behavior, thus intervening more efficiently.