Child mortality: Trend and changes after the implantation of the rede mãe paranaense program

Abstract

Introduction: The prevention of infant mortality is one of the main objectives of global public policies. The Rede Mãe Paranaense Program was established in 2012 in the State of Paraná Brazil, recommending the management of mother and child health in the prenatal, puerperal and follow-up of children's growth and development. The objective of the study was to analyze the trend of infant mortality according to macroregional health in the State of Paraná and changes after the implantation of the Rede Mãe Paranaense Program. Method: This is an ecological study with data from the Mortality Information System from 2000 to 2014. Mortality coefficients were calculated, and trend analysis was performed using polynomial regression models. Deaths in the pre-implantation trimester of the Rede Mãe Paranaense Program (2009-2011) and in the post-implantation triennium (2012-2014) were analyzed according to maternal, childbirth and child variables. Results: There was a reduction in infant mortality in macroregional health and in the state of Paraná. From the pre-implantation period for the post-implantation period of the Program, there was a reduction in the infant mortality rate in the State of Paraná, from 12.0 to 11.2 deaths/thousand live births. There was an increase in the coefficients in six of the 22 regional health and in the reduction of deaths among children and mothers under 20 years of age, schooling less than eight years and non-white children. Conclusion: Infant mortality declined in the State of Paraná and, after implementation of the Rede Mãe Paranaense Program, there was a reduction in deaths in the groups with factors commonly associated with infant mortality.