Abstract:
Childbirth is a social event that integrates the reproductive experience of human
beings. Objective: To characterize the profile of births in the municipality of Inhumas,
Goiás, from 2011 to 2020, based on data obtained from the Information System on
Live Births. Method: Descriptive epidemiological study of analysis of the rates of the
modes of delivery of residents in the municipality of Inhumas, Goiás, from 2011 to
2020. Through secondary data from the database of the Department of Informatics of
the Unified Health System (SUS) (DATASUS) , in the Information System on Live
Births (SINASC), which is comprehensive and mandatory in public and private
services. Data was obtained from the website and organized into Microsoft® Excel
spreadsheets for further analysis. After data collection, simple descriptive statistical
analyzes were performed. Results: In the period between 2011 and 2020, there
were 8,494 births in the municipality of Inhumas, Goiás. Of these, 89.1% were by
cesarean delivery and only 10.9% by vaginal delivery. Most were pregnant women
aged between 20 and 39 years (84.6%), prevailing the duration of pregnancy from 37
to 41 weeks (87.3%) and with a single pregnancy (98.7%). Regarding the number of
prenatal consultations, pregnant women had between 7 or more consultations
(86.1%). The pregnant women had 8 to 11 years of schooling (60.2%), 55% were
married or lived in a stable relationship and 64.7% declared themselves to be non white. Conclusion: The number of cesarean deliveries is increasing worldwide,
according to the WHO. Evidencing a health problem that has taken root more and
more every day. Therefore, it is essential to adopt public policies and actions to
reduce the number of cesarean sections.
