Abstract
Objective: To characterize infants with microcephaly regarding demographic and health variables. Methods: Quantitative, descriptive study developed in a hospital in Salvador-Bahia, Brazil, with the objective of describing the demographic characteristics of mothers and health of 72 infants with a diagnosis of microcephaly, a questionnaire with closed questions was used and structured, the analysis was performed through descriptive statistics, the data were organized and analyzed using the program (SPSS) version 12.0. Results: 83.4% had a health clinic in the neighborhood; 98.6% carried out prenatal care, 72.2% public transportation, 81.9% garbage collection, 81.6% sewage network, 72.2% asphalt paving, 91.7% public lighting, 90.3% Mosquito outbreaks in the residence; 66.7% without congenital malformation, 95.9% in the fontanelle, 86.1% Axial hypotonia, 80.6% Hypertonia without stimulation and 76.4% with stimulation, 90.3% Hyperreflexia, 94.4% presented apathy , 94.4% were irritable, 86.1% were tremors, 69.4% were vaccinated, 94.4% sought emergency services, 90.3% were without outpatient follow-up. Conclusion: These data may contribute to reduce existing gaps refers to microcephaly in Brazil and, in this way, it is possible to take actions that aim at the early identification of possible risks, thus allowing adequate coping in them.