Maternal mortality from hemorrhage in the State of Santa Catarina, Brazil

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP

Haimee Emerich Lentz Martins¹  Maria De Lourdes De Souza¹  Maria Angelica Arzuaga-salazar¹ 

关键词: Maternal mortality;    Causes of death;    Postpartum hemorrhage;    Obstetrical nursing;    Mortalidad materna;    Causas de muerte;    Hemorragia postparto;    Enfermeria obstetrica;    Mortalidade materna;    Causas de morte;    Hemorragia pos-parto;    Enfermagem obstetrica;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0080-623420130000500003

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Hemorrhage represents a set of causes that focuses on women during the pregnancy and puerperal period, and that, with improper attention, results in death. The authors aimed to analyze maternal deaths related to hemorrhage that occurred in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. The data were obtained from the Mortality Information System and Live Births Information System from the Brazilian Ministry of Health. This was a descriptive study, in which 491 maternal deaths that occurred in the period 1997-2010 were analyzed. Of these, 61 were related to hemorrhage, corresponding to 12.42%; postpartum hemorrhage was the most prevalent cause, with 26 deaths, followed by placental abruption with 15, representing 67.21% of the cases. The maternal mortality from hemorrhage is a public health problem in the state of Santa Catarina, due to its high prevalence and the fact that its underlying causes are preventable.

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