Deputy presents project to combat maternal and neonatal mortality in Amazonas

Maternity Policy

Organizing the Maternal and Child Health Care Network is part of the model proposed by Thiago Abrahim

Manaus (AM) – Bill No. 1,040/2023, authored by state deputy Thiago Abrahim (União Brasil), is being processed in the Amazonas Legislative Assembly (Aleam), which establishes the Safe Maternity Policy and provides for the promotion of the reduction of maternal and neonatal mortality in the State .

“This bill will encourage the implementation of a new model of care for women’s health and children’s health with a focus on care for childbirth, birth, growth and development of children from birth to twenty-four months. We need to look for mechanisms to combat maternal and child mortality and having this monitoring is essential for this result”,

said Abraham.

Promoting policies for humanized birth and organizing the Maternal and Child Health Care Network is also part of the model proposed by Thiago Abrahim.

“Our proposal adapts qualified assistance to childbirth and the postpartum period, in addition to combating maternal, infant, perinatal and neonatal deaths in relation to legislation, with active search, registration and home care for pregnant women, for proper prenatal monitoring” ,

explained Abraham.

According to data presented by the Ministry of Health, through the Maternal Mortality Ratio (RMM), one of the main indicators of quality of health care for women in the reproductive period, in Brazil, the number of deaths is 59.1 each 100 thousand live births.

“Our proposal aims to guarantee qualified assistance during childbirth and the postpartum period, in addition to combating maternal, infant, perinatal and neonatal deaths. To this end, we will carry out an active search, registration and home care for pregnant women, ensuring adequate prenatal care”,

concluded.

Also according to data from the Ministry of Health, through the Mortality Information System (SIM), 67% of maternal deaths were from direct obstetric causes: hypertension (8,186 deaths), hemorrhage (5,160 deaths), puerperal infection (2,624 deaths ) and abortion (1,896 deaths).

*With information from consultancy

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