Stillbirth of fetuses weighing 2,500g in the city of Rio de Janeiro: 2008-2017

Abstract

This study aims to describe care aspects of women who had stillbirths with a weight greater than or equal to 2,500 g and who died before or during their births, of mothers residing in the city of Rio de Janeiro (CRJ) in the years 2008 to 2017. This is from a descriptive, retrospective study, using secondary data, integrating variables related to the deaths of these babies, based on secondary data from the Mortality Information Systems (SIM) and Live Births (SINASC). Data collection took place during the months from January to March 2019. The stillbirth rate in the studied period was 10.1 / 1000 births and the stillbirth rate of fetuses with 2500g or more was 2.42 / 1000 born. The most frequent maternal age group was 20 to 34 years old, schooling from 4 to 11 years of study, vaginal delivery was the main route of birth, the male gender had a higher frequency of stillbirth, the vast majority of deaths occurred before the birth and had as their place of occurrence, hospitals. Diseases originating in the perinatal period were the most prevalent and the decline in uninvestigated deaths occurred in 2010, possibly related to the mandatory monitoring of these deaths from this year on.