%0 Journal Article
%T PROFILE OF NEONATAL MORTALITY WITH A FOCUS ON IDENTIFYING THE AVOIDANCE OF DEATHS
%A Ta¨ªs Regina Schapko
%A Silviane Galvan Pereira
%A Priscilla Higashi
%A Isabel Fernandes de Souza
%J Revista Paranaense de Enfermagem
%P 20-29
%@ 2596-0342
%D 2020
%R -
%X Objective: To identify the profile of neonatal mortality in Foz do Igua£¿u/Paran¨¢ with a focus on identifying the avoidance of deaths. Method: Descriptive research with a quantitative approach. The data collected by the Death Certificate of neonates, with death occurring in the municipality between 2014 and 2018. The sample consisted of 183 death records. Results: Most deaths were of male neonates, white skin color/race, extremely preterm, and with extremely low weight at birth. The gestation of a single fetus, the type of cesarean delivery, mothers without live children, without a history of fetal loss or abortion, aged between 20 and 34 years old, with completed high school and housewives predominated. Conclusion: The results indicate that the determinants that contributed most to neonatal mortality are in the proximal category, which includes biological factors such as the early neonatal period, prematurity, and low weight at birth. Deaths were considered avoidable and reducible by adequate control in pregnancy
%K Maternal and Child Health
%K Infant Mortality
%K Infant
%K Newborn
%K Death.
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