Profile of maternal mortality in the last decade in the state of Bahia

Abstract

Introduction: Maternal mortality is a public health problem with high prevalence and which can be prevented in most cases. The last decades have shown a decrease in the indexes, however, it is noted that this problem mainly affects regions with greater social vulnerability, among which the Northeast of Brazil stands out, where the state of Bahia is located.Objective: Analyze the profile of maternal mortality in the last decade in the state of Bahia. Methodology: This is an epidemiological, cross-sectional, retrospective and descriptive study, based on the secondary analysis of information available in the Mortality Information System (SIM) in the period corresponding to 2010 to 2019 in the state of Bahia, Brazil. Results: In the corresponding period, a total of 1313 maternal deaths were computed in the state of Bahia, the majority of those affected were aged between 30 and 39 years (44.35%), with a higher prevalence of non-white people (81.11%). As for the cause of death, the study found a predominance of deaths from direct causes (67.21%) that occurred mostly in a hospital environment (90.17%). Conclusions: It is observed through this study that maternal mortality in Bahia constitutes an important health problem, which demands the elaboration of a set of measures in order to guarantee safety to pregnant women and women in the state.

Keywords: Death, Maternal Mortality, Pregnancy, Women’s Health .