Mortalidade materna no Brasil no período de 2001 a 2012: tendência temporal e diferenças regionais / Maternal mortality in Brazil from 2001 to 2012: time trends and regional differences
A razão de mortalidade materna mais elevada no Brasil foi no ano de 2009 (77,31 por 100 mil nascidos vivos). Foi observada tendência significativa de diminuição da razão de mortalidade materna para as regiões Nordeste e Sul e de aumento na região Centro-Oeste. Houve incremento nas mortes por outras afecções obstétricas e uma queda nas mortes por edema, proteinúria e transtornos hipertensivos.
The highest MMR in Brazil was observed in 2009 (77.31 per 100,000 live births). A significant decreasing trend was observed in the Northeast and South regions and a significant increasing trend was found in the Midwest. There was an increase in deaths from other obstetric conditions and a decrease in deaths from edema, proteinuria and hypertensive disorders.
Conclusion:
Although there was a decreasing trend in the MMR in the Northeast and South regions, the high ratio observed in Brazil reveals the need to improve health care in prenatal, childbirth, and puerperium periods.