Vitamin A deficiency in Brazilian Children younger than 5 years old: a systematic review
Conclusion: the results show Vitamin A Deficiency as a public health problem in Brazilian children under 5 years old, especially when related to the development of infectious processes and maternal and child characteristics that show greater susceptibility.Resumo Objetivos: examinar o estado nutricional de vitamina A em crian ças brasileiras menores de 5 anos, delimitando sua deficiência e fatores associados. Métodos: trata-se de uma revisão sistemática de artigos publicados entre 2008 e 2018, a partir das bases eletrônicas SciELO, Biremee PubMed. Os estudos foram avaliados critica-mente utilizando-se um instrumen ...
Source: Revista Brasileira de Saude Materno Infantil - October 30, 2020 Category: Midwifery Source Type: research

Women's mental health in times of COVID-19
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Source: Revista Brasileira de Saude Materno Infantil - October 30, 2020 Category: Midwifery Source Type: research

Abortion among women living and not living with HIV \ AIDS, users of the public health services in the city of São Paulo: prevalence, contexts and reasons
Conclusions: this study revealed that all health regions presented a coverage lower than recommended, in some period or in all of them, even with the State growth tendency it demonstrated an unequal and heterogeneous characteristic.Resumo Objetivos: analisar o acesso ao exame preventivo para o c âncer de colo do útero em Pernambuco, entre 2002 e 2015, por meio da cobertura do citopatológico. Métodos: foram utilizados dados de domínio público do Departamento de Informática do SUS, processados no Tabnet e Excel® e calculados os coeficientes de inclinação de tendência temporal, por meio de técnicas de regressã...
Source: Revista Brasileira de Saude Materno Infantil - August 5, 2020 Category: Midwifery Source Type: research

Cervical cancer prevention in Pernambuco: improvements for whom? Inequity scenario in the state of the Northeast Region
Conclusions: this study revealed that all health regions presented a coverage lower than recommended, in some period or in all of them, even with the State growth tendency it demonstrated an unequal and heterogeneous characteristic.Resumo Objetivos: analisar o acesso ao exame preventivo para o c âncer de colo do útero em Pernambuco, entre 2002 e 2015, por meio da cobertura do citopatológico. Métodos: foram utilizados dados de domínio público do Departamento de Informática do SUS, processados no Tabnet e Excel® e calculados os coeficientes de inclinação de tendência temporal, por meio de técnicas de regressã...
Source: Revista Brasileira de Saude Materno Infantil - August 5, 2020 Category: Midwifery Source Type: research

Who is afraid of obstetric violence?
Abstract Despite being a relatively new term, obstetric violence is an old problem. In 2014, the World Health Organization declared: “ Many women experience disrespectful and abusive treatment during childbirth in facilities worldwide. Such treatment not only violates the rights of women to respectful care, but can also threaten their rights to life, health, bodily integrity, and freedom from discrimination ” . This problem, named as “ abuse ” , “ disrespect ” and/or “ mistreatment ” during childbirth, has been addressed in several studies. However, there has been no consensus on how to properly name this...
Source: Revista Brasileira de Saude Materno Infantil - August 5, 2020 Category: Midwifery Source Type: research

Avoidable maternal mortality as social injustice
Abstract Safe motherhood is not a reality for many women and maternal mortality persists as a severe public health problem. This paper aims to discuss avoidable maternal mortality beyond health issues emphasising on human rights violations and the multiple social repercussions on this complex phenomenon. From the human rights perspectives, avoidable maternal death can be characterized as violation of rights related to life, freedom and the person ’ s safety, family life, equality and non-discrimination, as well as to the highest attainable standard of health and benefits from scientific progress. When reproductive health...
Source: Revista Brasileira de Saude Materno Infantil - August 5, 2020 Category: Midwifery Source Type: research

Pregnant women and COVID-19: isolation as a physical and psychic impact factor
Abstract This research aims to reflect upon the inherent impacts of social isolation caused by the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the health of pregnant women. It brings up a survey on both physical and psychological aspects of this period on a woman's life, such as physiological and emotional changes. It also raises questions about how these aspects can be directly or indirectly affected by periods of isolation, considering recent research and guidance from health reference organizations.Resumo Esse texto tem como objetivo refletir sobre os impactos inerentes do isolamento social proveniente da pandemia do novo co...
Source: Revista Brasileira de Saude Materno Infantil - August 5, 2020 Category: Midwifery Source Type: research

Maternal mortality and social vulnerability in a Northeast State in Brazil: a spatial-temporal approach
Conclusions: identifying priority areas may contribute to planning and targeting interventions.Resumo Objetivos: analisar o perfil epidemiol ógico e a dinâmica espaço-temporal da mortalidade materna em Alagoas e sua relação com a vulnerabilidade social e a desigualdade de renda. Métodos: estudo ecológico misto envolvendo os óbitos maternos de residentes em Alagoas de 1996 a 2016. Foram analisadas variáveis sociodemográficas (f aixa etária, raça/cor, escolaridade, estado civil), clínicas (tipo de causa obstétrica, óbito por categoria e grupo de CID), além de indicadores (Razão de Mortalidade Materna-RMM, ...
Source: Revista Brasileira de Saude Materno Infantil - August 5, 2020 Category: Midwifery Source Type: research

Assessment on the measurement properties of the Brazilian Portuguese language version of the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Female Sexual Matters Associated with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Module (ICIQ-FLUTSsex)
Conclusion: internal consistency was considered good and reliability moderate. The Portuguese version of ICIQ-FLUTSsex was proven to be valid to use on women with urinary incontinence, contributing for clinical practice, as it provides as a quick tool for research on sexual dysfunction.Resumo Objetivos: avaliar a consist ência interna e a confiabilidade e disponibilizar a versão em português do International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Female Sexual Matters Associated with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Module (ICIQ-FLUTSsex). Métodos: estudo de validação, realizado por meio de questionários em 56 mul...
Source: Revista Brasileira de Saude Materno Infantil - August 5, 2020 Category: Midwifery Source Type: research

Determinants of preterm infants’ deaths at the Neonatal Intensive Care Units in the Northeast Countryside in Brazil
Conclusions: the results suggest the importance of using strategies to improve care during childbirth, conditions for extremely premature infants, early weaning from a mechanical ventilation and prevention on nosocomial infection.Resumo Objetivos: avaliar o efeito das caracter ísticas, condições de saúde e atenção neonatal sobre os óbitos dos prematuros de Unidades de Terapia Intensiva (UTI) neonatais. Métodos: estudo de coorte não concorrente, incluindo prematuros de três UTI neonatais, entre 1º de janeiro a 31 de dezembro de 2016, acompanhados durante o perí odo neonatal e os óbitos registrados para toda a...
Source: Revista Brasileira de Saude Materno Infantil - August 5, 2020 Category: Midwifery Source Type: research

Can the pregnant woman's food intake be influenced by her clinical condition during pregnancy?
Conclusions: there was no difference in energy consumption according to different gestational clinical conditions.In diabetic, smokers and hypertensive pregnant women, associations between total energy intake and different sociodemographic factors were observed between the groups.Resumo Objetivos: avaliar a associa ção entre o consumo alimentar gestacional com diferentes condições clínicas das gestantes (hipertensão, diabete, tabagismo, restrição de crescimento intrauterino e um grupo controle) e os demais fatores associados. Métodos: pesquisa transversal aninhada em estudo de coorte realizado de 201 1 a2016 em ...
Source: Revista Brasileira de Saude Materno Infantil - August 5, 2020 Category: Midwifery Source Type: research

Violence against women before and during gestation: differences in prevalence rates and perpetrators
Conclusions: gestation did not protect users of prenatal services in S ão Luís municipality from psychological, physical and sexual violence. Psychological/physical/sexual and psychological violence were more commonly practiced during pregnancy. The perpetrators of violence in the year before gestation continued to abuse the interviewees during pregnancyResumo Objetivos: analisar diferen ças na prevalência e perpetradores da violência contra mulheres antes e durante a gravidez. Métodos: trata-se de um estudo transversal com amostra de 1446 gestantes entrevistadas em 2010 e 2011 no município de São Luís (Brasil)....
Source: Revista Brasileira de Saude Materno Infantil - August 5, 2020 Category: Midwifery Source Type: research

Indications and reasons for discontinuing the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS)
Conclusions: the LNG-IUS is a well-accepted contraceptive method, with therapeutic applications for some gynecological conditions and a low expulsion rate.Resumo Objetivos: identificar as principais indica ções e razões para a descontinuação do uso do sistema intra-uterino liberador de levanogestrel (SIU-LNG). Métodos: foi realizado um estudo transversal a partir de prontuários de 327 mulheres que usaram o SIU-LNG 52mg entre janeiro de 2011 e dezembro de 2016 em um hospital público do Nordest e do Brasil. Resultados: as principais indicações para o uso do SIU-LNG foram: contracepção (32,7%), mioma / metrorra...
Source: Revista Brasileira de Saude Materno Infantil - August 5, 2020 Category: Midwifery Source Type: research

Contribution of rs1799998 polymorphism in CYP11B2 gene in susceptibility to preeclampsia
Conclusion: the results suggest an association between the recessive model of C/C genotype of the rs1799998 polymorphism of the CYP11B2 gene and susceptibility to PE.Resumo Objetivos: avaliar a associa ção entre o polimorfismo rs1799998 do gene CYP11B2 e a suscetibilidade à PE em uma população brasileira. Métodos: participaram desse estudo 61 mulheres com PE e 116 mulheres normotensas. O polimorfismo rs1799998 do gene CYP11B2 foi amplificado por PCR alelo-específica. O risco do polimorfism o rs1799998 do gene CYP11B2 contribuir com a PE foi avaliado pela análise de regressão logística múltipla. Resultados: as...
Source: Revista Brasileira de Saude Materno Infantil - August 5, 2020 Category: Midwifery Source Type: research

Maternal and fetal parameters in pregnant woman undergoing tocolysis with nifedipine
Conclusions: the use of high doses of nifedipine with tocolysis causes a decrease of the maternal ’ s diastolic blood pressure and consequently decreases the amniotic fluid index, but probably without any clinical repercussions.Resumo Objetivos: avaliar os efeitos da nifedipina utilizada na toc ólise sobre os parâmetros maternos e fetais. Métodos: estudo de coorte incluindo 40 gestantes admitidas na enfermaria de alto risco para inibição do trabalho de parto prematuro entre setembro/2010 a maio/2012. Utilizou-se a nifedipina sublingual na dose de ataque de 20mg e uma manutenção de 20mg por via oral a cada seis e...
Source: Revista Brasileira de Saude Materno Infantil - August 5, 2020 Category: Midwifery Source Type: research