Perfil dos nascidos vivos em um município da região Oeste de Minas Gerais

Abstract

The Information System which is based on the Statement of Live Birth (DNV), was implemented by the Ministry of Health aimed at improving the quality of information on births. The aim of this study was to characterize the profile of live births to residents in a city in western Minas Gerais region in 2011-2012. A quantitative, descriptive study with 651 declarations of births the Information System was performed according to the variables related to the mother, pregnancy, delivery and newborn care. It was found by analysis of the data that the hospital stood out as the only place where birth. With regard to mother it was observed that most are between 20-34 years, reaching 78.82% in 2011, the percentage of teenage mothers ranged between 14.11% and 15.44%; there was a reduction in the percentage of single (10%), predominantly from eight to eleven years of study ranging from 59.1% to 53.7%. The length of gestation revealed that 80% of children born at term, and 93% had seven or more queries. Perceived high prevalence of operative deliveries (80%). The Apgar score more than seven first and fifth minute reached 85.8% and 96.1%, respectively, in 2012. Identified a predominance of female births, with a reduction in low birth weight of approximately 5%. We conclude that the Information System is considered a valuable tool for situational analysis of maternal and child health city, providing important information to elucidate the quality of delivery of health services, assisting in decision making.