Influence of sociodemographic and obstetric factors on maternal mortality in Brazil from 2011 to 2021.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obstetric causes are classified as direct (complications of pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium) or indirect (caused by pregnancy but not directly caused by it). This study aimed to analyze maternal mortality from obstetric causes in Brazil from 2011 to 2021.

Methods

This was an ecological study on mortality and live births. The outcomes were the specific risk of mortality from direct and indirect cause adjustment and death during pregnancy and the puerperium. Binary and multiple linear logistic regressions were used to assess the influence of sociodemographic factors and maternal and child health indicators on maternal mortality and time of death (pregnancy and puerperium).

Results

Regarding mortality during pregnancy and during the puerperium, increas

SUBMITTER: Lima Figueiredo ER 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10835861 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature