[An analysis of the implementation of Committees on Maternal Mortality in Brazil: a case study of the São Paulo State Committee]. / Uma análise da implementação dos comitês de estudos de morte materna no Brasil: um estudo de caso do Comitê do Estado de São Paulo.
Cad Saude Publica
; 19(1): 183-9, 2003.
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em Pt
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12700797
The precarious available information and difficulties in obtaining consistent data on maternal deaths in Brazil raise doubts as to the reliability of official statistics. The Committees on Maternal Mortality are considered an important strategy for overcoming these difficulties. This article discusses certain aspects of the Committees' performance, based on the case of the State of S o Paulo, demonstrating the Committee's role as a policy and advocacy instrument, thus going beyond merely an epidemiological surveillance strategy. This position has produced impasses in the work involving investigation of maternal deaths, and the resulting adversities, including limited institutional authority and power to intervene, have greatly jeopardized its functions both in the technical and political arenas. The Committee should be repositioned in order to strengthen itself as both a mechanism for investigation and a collective stakeholder to propose measures for the prevention and reduction of maternal mortality.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Comitê de Profissionais
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Mortalidade Materna
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Pt
Revista:
Cad Saude Publica
Assunto da revista:
SAUDE PUBLICA
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil