Abstract
Objective: To characterize and analyze the epidemiological profile of births in Baixada Maranhense, in the period 2011-2017. Methods: Descriptive, retrospective, epidemiological study with a quantitative approach, using data from Declarations of Live Births (DNV), available on the SINASC website. Results: The total number of live births was 66,972, with 51.5% being male; 91.8% occurred in a hospital environment; mothers aged 10 to 24 years (61.76%); majority brown (82.65%); single (46.47%); 70.71% of births were at term; there was a predominance of vaginal deliveries (68.98%), with 30.34% of cesarean sections; 65.36% of mothers attended less than seven prenatal consultations; 7.49% of unborn children with low birth weight; there was a positive correlation between cesarean deliveries and: age groups 25 to 35 years (r = 0.974; p <0.001); mothers over 35 years old (r = 0.836; p = 0.019); education between 8 and 11 years (r = 0.936; p = 0.012); multiple pregnancies (r = 0.652; p = 0.024); low birth weight (r = 0.635; p = 0.048). Conclusion: The SINASC data allowed to characterize the maternal and child population in this micro-region, despite the large number of ignored information, reinforcing the need for training and greater attention to completing the DNV, in order to generate information capable of contributing to the planning of actions aimed at this group.