Maternal mortality in Goias: Causes of maternal death and barriers to underreporting.

ABSTRACT: The objective of this study is to describe the causes of maternal deaths and estimate the magnitude of maternal mortality in the state of Goiás, considering the underreporting of maternal deaths from 2016 to 2021. This is a descriptive study that linked data from the Mortality Information System (SIM in Portuguese) and the Live Birth Information System (SINASC in Portuguese) using a linkage procedure. The aim was to identify maternal deaths and their causes and calculate the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR). A total of 417 maternal deaths were officially reported in Goiás from 2016 to 2021. Among these, 291 matches were identified between the systems, including 239 cases where the declared underlying cause was maternal death, 17 with presumed causes, and 35 with other causes. The leading cau

SUBMITTER: de Melo ENN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12674508 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature