PROFIRE OF NEONATAL MORTALITY IN ALAGOAS IN THE PERIOD 2008 TO 2017

Abstract

Introduction: Neonatal Mortality (NM) is the main component of Infant Mortality Indexes (IM), representing, in the first year of life, more than 70% of deaths, with a higher occurrence among early neonates. Objective: This study aims to delineate the Profile of Neonatal Mortality in the State of Alagoas, from 2008 to 2017. Methods: This is a descriptive study, with quantitative approaches, of the retrospective type, using secondary data provided by the Sector of Sanitary Surveillance of the Health Department of the State of Alagoas (SESAU). The selected data were related to the records of neonatal deaths occurred between 0 and 28 days of incomplete life, registered in Alagoas from 2008 to 2017. To perform proportional distributions, the statistical program BioEstat version 5.3 was used. Results: The results revealed in the study period 5,647 neonatal deaths in Alagoas. Of these (12.6%) registered in 2018. Being male (55.6%), (25.5%) with weight between 501g <1 kg, (77.5%) among children under 7 days, and the main cause of respiratory discomfort the newborn (19.6%). Conclusions: The knowledge of the characteristics of Neonatal Mortality in the State of Alagoas contributes to the elimination of risks and the reach of health care with equity, enabling the formulation of actions that promote the improvement of the care given to the newborn, reducing the rates of Mortality.