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Rede cegonha e a atenção à saúde da mulher em maternidade

No Brasil, sobretudo a partir do ano 2000, se intensificam ações com o intuito de reduzir as altas taxas de morbimortalidade materna e perinatal. Para seu alcance, contou-se com o Programa de Humanização do Parto e Nascimento e, posteriormente, com a Rede Cegonha, em 2011. Essa estratégia representa...

Relationship among postpartum depression screening, symptom severity and treatment rates

Horiz. enferm; 27 (1), 2016
Postpartum depression (PPD) prevalence is 10-15% and higher among vulnerable groups in the United States and internationally. Although PPD screening is becoming the norm, treatment rates remain low. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine treatment (i.e., medication and/or therapy) rates at 6 w...

Cesarean sections in Brazil: will they ever stop increasing?

OBJECTIVE: To describe trends, geographic distribution, and risk factors for cesarean deliveries in Brazil in 2000-2011, and to determine if efforts to curtail rates have had a measurable impact. METHODS: This was an observational study using nationwide information from the Department of Informatics of t...

Obstetric transition in the World Health Organization Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health: exploring pathways for maternal mortality reduction

Rev. panam. salud pública; 37 (4/5), 2015
OBJECTIVE: To test whether the proposed features of the Obstetric Transition Model-a theoretical framework that may explain gradual changes that countries experience as they eliminate avoidable maternal mortality-are observed in a large, multicountry, maternal and perinatal health database; and to discus...

Maternal near miss among women using the public health system in the Amazon and Northeast regions of Brazil

Rev. panam. salud pública; 37 (4/5), 2015
OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of pregnancy complications identified as maternal near miss (MNM) and associated factors among women using the public health care system in the Amazon and Northeast regions of Brazil. METHODS: A secondary analysis of a population-based survey conducted in 2010 was perf...

Política nacional de comadronas de los cuatro pueblos de Guatemala: 2015-2025

Fundamentada en la Ley para la Maternidad Saludable, considerada como prioridad nacional y amparada en el Acuerdo gubernativo: No. 102-105, esta Política Nacional quiere reconocer la labor de las comadronas, quienes por siglos han aportado a la salud de la comunidad a través de la atención materna ne...

An adequacy evaluation of a maternal health intervention in rural Honduras: the impact of engagement of men and empowerment of women

Objective. To determine the impact that a 6-year maternal and child health project in rural Honduras had on maternal health services and outcomes, and to test the effect of level of father involvement on maternal health. Methods. This was a program evaluation conducted through representative household su...

Factores asociados al bajo peso al nacer en hijos de madres adolescentes. Bogotá, D. C., 2010-2011

El embarazo en adolescentes es uno de los fenómenos más relevantes en salud sexual y reproductiva en el mundo; se calcula que alrededor de 15 millones de adolescentes dan a luz cada año; en Colombia, según resultados de la Encuesta Nacional de Demografía y Salud (ENDS), durante el periodo 1990-2010,...