Abstract
Objective: Analyze the prevalence of spontaneous abortion among women hospitalized in a public or private regime in North of Minas Gerais, from 2008 to 2016. Methods: Descriptive, retrospective and quantitative study. The data were obtained from DATASUS. The variables studied were sociodemographic and clinical. Excel 12.0 software (Office 2007) was used for data management and analysis. Results: 12.134 spontaneous abortions in the North of Minas Gerais between 2008 and 2016, higher prevalence in the Montes Claros/Bocaiúva microregion. A higher prevalence is perceived in the age group of 20-29 years in all microregions of the North of Minas Gerais. As for color/race, brown women predominate. Regarding spending, the private sector has a higher total percentage compared to public spending. Conclusion: There was a decrease in the total number of spontaneous abortion cases in North of Minas Gerais from 2008 to 2016, which can be justified by an improvement in Primary Health Care, mainly through the increase in Family Health Strategies in the differents microregions. Spontaneous abortion is a common cause of women's morbidity and mortality, and therefore, there must be specialized care for pregnant women.