title: [Prenatal and childbirth care equity in an area in Greater Metropolitan São Paulo, 1996].
abstract: A cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate prenatal and childbirth care interviewing mothers of infants in the municipality of Embu (Greater Metropolitan São Paulo) in 1996, according to four socioeconomic strata. A door-to-door survey included a probabilistic sample consisting of 483 infants. In all strata more than 90% of the mothers had received prenatal care, but with late access in stratum 4 (residents of favelas, or slums). Breast examination during prenatal care, reported by only 60.8% of the mothers, was the worst single indicator of quality of prenatal care in the municipality. The outcome indicator - first prenatal consultation after the first trimester and total number of consultations less than six - was associated with maternal age (less than 20 years), low per capita family income (less than one minimum wage), and lack of private health plan. As for deliveries, 97.7% occurred in hospital, of which 32.5% by cesarean section, with the latter more frequent in private health care facilities (63.2%). No population segments were identified as being excluded from the health care system, but some indicators suggest greater deficiencies in socioeconomic stratum 4. These results have supported local health system managers in redefining health measures for the municipality.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Pediatria, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, 04023-062, Brasil.
authors.forename: Rosana Fiorini
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Puccini
authors.forename: Glaura César
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Pedroso
authors.forename: Edina Mariko Koga
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Norma Sueli
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: de Araújo
authors.forename: Nilza Nunes
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: da Silva
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016015:Logistic Models; D036801:Parturition; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000592:standards*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012935:Social Justice; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
vernacular_title: Eqüidade na atenção pré-natal e ao parto em área da Região Metropolitana de São Paulo, 1996.