Analysis of maternal mortality as a management indicator of nurse in primary health care

Abstract

Objective To reflect on the factors that contribute to maternal mortality. Methodology: Descriptive type, with a quantitative approach and for data analysis, the Mortality Information System (SIM), the SIM Investigation Module and the DATASUS Live Birth Information System (SINASC) were consulted. (SIM), Health Sciences (LILACS). The study revealed that the Maternal Mortality Ratio (RMM) in Rio de Janeiro had an ascendancy in the year 2017 and that mortality remains a worrying aspect where it affects developing countries, in women of less favored economic class. There is a need for adequate prenatal care, a qualified multidisciplinary team, measures to prevent unwanted pregnancies, improvement in the referral system and counter referral and equity in the care of pregnant women.