Perinatal health in Amazon triple border region: cross-sectional analysis comparing outcomes in the Brazilian, Peruvian and Colombian population
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Accepted version
Author(s)
Teixeira, Camila Soares
Fernandes, Tiótrefis Gomes
Dias, Marcos Augusto Bastos
Morais das Neves, Milene da Silva
Schweickardt, Julio César
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Objective
To investigate the perinatal outcomes in Brazilian, Peruvian, and Colombian women in a Brazilian reference maternity hospital based at Amazon triple border region.
Method
A cross-sectional case study of data from 3242 live birth certificates issued at the Tabatinga public maternity hospital, in the countryside of Amazonas, in the period between January 2015 and December 2017. Maternal and perinatal independent variables were analysed based on central tendency and variability, and frequency distribution for categorical variables. The Pearson’s Chi-Square test and univariate analyses were performed to estimate probability ratios (Odds Ratio-OR).
Results
Significant differences were found in the education level in the three population groups, as well as in the number of previous pregnancies, antenatal consultations, month of initial prenatal care, and type of delivery. Brazilian pregnant women had more prenatal consultations, caesarean sections, and premature births. Peruvian and Colombian women started antenatal care later, and those with high-risk pregnancies tended to deliver in their home country.
Conclusion for Practice
Our findings show some singularities in the care of women and infants in the Amazonian triple border region. The Brazilian Unified Health Care System performs an important role in the guarantee of free access to health services, and ensures comprehensive care for women and infants, promoting human rights in border regions regardless of nationality.
To investigate the perinatal outcomes in Brazilian, Peruvian, and Colombian women in a Brazilian reference maternity hospital based at Amazon triple border region.
Method
A cross-sectional case study of data from 3242 live birth certificates issued at the Tabatinga public maternity hospital, in the countryside of Amazonas, in the period between January 2015 and December 2017. Maternal and perinatal independent variables were analysed based on central tendency and variability, and frequency distribution for categorical variables. The Pearson’s Chi-Square test and univariate analyses were performed to estimate probability ratios (Odds Ratio-OR).
Results
Significant differences were found in the education level in the three population groups, as well as in the number of previous pregnancies, antenatal consultations, month of initial prenatal care, and type of delivery. Brazilian pregnant women had more prenatal consultations, caesarean sections, and premature births. Peruvian and Colombian women started antenatal care later, and those with high-risk pregnancies tended to deliver in their home country.
Conclusion for Practice
Our findings show some singularities in the care of women and infants in the Amazonian triple border region. The Brazilian Unified Health Care System performs an important role in the guarantee of free access to health services, and ensures comprehensive care for women and infants, promoting human rights in border regions regardless of nationality.
Date Issued
2023-10
Date Acceptance
2023-05-04
Citation
Maternal and Child Health Journal, 2023, 27 (10), pp.1876-1884
ISSN
1092-7875
Publisher
Springer
Start Page
1876
End Page
1884
Journal / Book Title
Maternal and Child Health Journal
Volume
27
Issue
10
Copyright Statement
Copyright © 2023 Springer-Verlag. This version of the article has been accepted for publication, after peer review (when applicable) and is subject to Springer Nature’s AM terms of use, but is not the Version of Record and does not reflect post-acceptance improvements, or any corrections. The Version of Record is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10995-023-03673-w
Identifier
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10995-023-03673-w
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2023-06-06