Resumen

FANEITE, Pedro. Mortalidad materna y perinatal. Tendencias 1969-2004 . Rev Obstet Ginecol Venez [online]. 2006, vol.66, n.2, pp.75-80. ISSN 0048-7732.

Objectives: To know the maternal and perinatal mortality rates and their tendencies during 36 years of medical care.  Methods: Descriptive, retrospective and epidemiological study of 115 direct maternal deaths, 5 236 perinatal deaths: 2 856 fetal deaths and 2 370 neonatal deaths; in 126 669 newborns from 1969-2004. Setting: Hospital “Dr. Adolfo Prince Lara”, Puerto Cabello, Estado Carabobo, Venezuela. The percentage variations, line of logarithmic tendency and its equation were determined. Results: The maternal mortality rate was of 99.2 per 100 000 newborns or 1 per 1 100, in the last ten years 48.2 per 100 000 or 1 per 2 075; the rates display variable values, with tendency to drop throughout the period, stabilizing at the end, reduction of global percentages variations 82.64 %, with ranges from 286.3 to 21.5 %; global logarithmic tendency line decreased. The perinatal mortality rate was 41.9 per 1000 newborns, fetal mortality 23.4 and neonatal 18.5; there were extreme numbers of 59.3 (1975) and 276 (1987), with tendency to decrease during the period, the reduction of global percentage variations 8.39 %; global line of logarithmic tendency to the reduction. Conclusion: Maternal mortality reveals median numbers, with tendency to drop and stabilize at the end; perinatal mortality showed high values and tendency to drop, with predominance of neonatal mortality. Everything indicates the need to reinforce the preventive plans to lower these important health indicators.

Palabras clave : Maternal mortality; Perinatal mortality; Rates; Trends.