Analysis of morbidity and mortality indicators of perinatal causes in children under one year in northeastern Brazilian

Abstract

Introduction: One of the phases of life in which the human being is more subject to suffering from the morbidity and mortality process is in childhood, this is caused by several factors, it is, therefore focused on this public when it comes to the study of infant mortality and morbidity. Objective: analyze hospital morbidity and infant mortality from perinatal causes in children under one year in northeastern Brazil from 2013 to 2017. Methodology: It is characterized as an ecological study, carried out from secondary data extracted from the Informatics Department of the Unified Health System (DATASUS) from the Mortality Information System (SIM) and the Hospital Information System of the SUS (SIH/SUS), from 2013 to 2017. Results: They revealed that perinatal causes are major contributors to mortality. Of the factors that kill the most are bacterial septicemia (30.7%) and maternal disorders (42.3%). 2013 and the state of Bahia revealed a greater number of deaths. Morbidity can be observed the diseases affecting the perinatal period (33.8%) and perinatal respiratory disorders (49.7%) being those with the highest number of cases, in addition to 2017 and the state of Bahia as the ones with the highest number of hospitalizations. Conclusions: Perinatal causes are one of the main factors responsible for generating victims, making it necessary to take action. Knowledge transmission should be improved in order to prevent diseases and strengthen health promotion and reduce morbidity and mortality rates.

 Keywords: Infant mortality; Neonatal mortality; Perinatal nursing; Perinatal care; Morbidity; Perinatal mortality.