title: [Health conditions for mothers and infants in Ceara.  An assessment of the information system for mothers].
abstract: By surveying mothers who gave birth in maternity hospitals in the state of Ceara, Brazil, the author assesses health indicators in order to identify the risks pregnant women of different sub-populations undergo.  "The conclusion was that a large proportion of the population lives in very unfavorable conditions, with poor access to education and without proper sanitation.  Although exposed to greater risks, both overall and biological, the pregnant women in the study undergo fewer prenatal checks than those who have better social and sanitary conditions.  This results in greater proportions of low weight stillborn children and in higher infant mortality rates." (SUMMARY IN ENG)
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Ortiz
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D001695:Biology; D001724:Birth Weight; D001835:Body Weight; D001938:Brazil; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004493:Education; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005313:Fetal Death; D006262:Health; D006266:Health Education; D006296:Health Services; D006302:Health Services Research; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007843:Latin America; D008429:Maternal Welfare; D008430:Maternal-Child Health Centers; D009026:Mortality; D009934:Organization and Administration; D010827:Physiology; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011320:Primary Health Care; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011634:Public Health; D012098:Reproduction; D012106:Research; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012499:Sanitation; D013020:South America
keywords: Americas; Biology; Birth Weight; Body Weight; Brazil; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Education; Evaluation; Fetal Death; Health; Health Education; Health Services; Health Services Evaluation; Infant Mortality; Latin America; Low Birth Weight; Maternal Health; Maternal-child Health Services; Mortality; Organization And Administration; Physiology; Population; Population At Risk; Population Dynamics; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Outcomes; Primary Health Care; Program Evaluation; Programs; Public Health; Reproduction; Research Methodology; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Sanitation; South America