Maternal health indicators in Brazil: A time series study

In addition to the maternal death indicator, Stork Network proposes the number of prenatal consultations, the gestational age of onset of prenatal care and the number of children breastfeeding.The study aims to analyze maternal health indicators representative of the actions proposed by Stork Networ...

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Published in:Medicine (Baltimore) 2021-11, Vol.100 (44), p.e27118-e27118
Main Authors: Souza, Dandara Rayssa Silva, de Morais, Thiffany Nayara Bento, Costa, Ketyllem Tayanne da Silva, de Andrade, Fábia Barbosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brazil - epidemiology
Breast Feeding - statistics & numerical data
Breast Feeding - trends
Child
Female
Health Status Indicators
Humans
Maternal Health
Maternal Health Services - statistics & numerical data
Maternal Health Services - trends
Maternal Mortality
Observational Study
Pregnancy
Prenatal Care - statistics & numerical data
Prenatal Care - trends
Time Factors
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Summary:In addition to the maternal death indicator, Stork Network proposes the number of prenatal consultations, the gestational age of onset of prenatal care and the number of children breastfeeding.The study aims to analyze maternal health indicators representative of the actions proposed by Stork Network in Brazil, after its implementation. Therefore, this is an ecological study of maternal health indicators in Brazil from 2012 to 2017.Thus, it was found that the number of prenatal consultations per pregnant woman in Brazil from 2012 to 2017 increased >4 times between the first and the last year analyzed. The proportion of pregnant women who started prenatal care in the first trimester of pregnancy increased progressively each year in Brazil.The breastfeeding coefficient also increased progressively between 2014 and 2017 in Brazil. It was found that maternal health indicators improved between 2012 and 2017 in the Brazilian territory.
ISSN:0025-7974
1536-5964
DOI:10.1097/MD.0000000000027118