Estudo da mortalidade neonatal de RN com peso ≤1500g, no ano de 2018 no HU-UFGD/EBSERH

Abstract

Birth weight is an important indicator and prognostic factor for the health of the newborn, as it reflects the nutritional and metabolic conditions of the mother, as well as fetal development during pregnancy. Most neonatal deaths occur during the first week of life and approximately 1 million newborns die within the first 24 hours. Premature birth, birth-related complications (asphyxia in childbirth), infections, and birth defects cause the majority of neonatal deaths. In this scenario, an analysis of neonatal deaths of newborns at the HU-UFGD/EBSER weighing ≤1500g in 2018 and the study of the reasons that lead to death and associated factors, enables a better understanding of the causes and, consequently, the improvement of the quality of care in both prevention and intervention, fetal and neonatal. Thus, the present study aims to present the frequency of perinatal deaths (fetal and neonatal) in those born at the HU-UFGD weighing less than 1500g in the year 2018, as a means of improving the quality of maternal-fetal care offered and, consequently, decreasing the morbidity and mortality of newborns. The results showed that the measures with the greatest potential are increases in the quality and coverage of prenatal care and delivery, followed by the integrated management of infectious diseases and maternal and fetal nutritional problems.