The continuous assessment of child health services generates knowledge about\nthe real needs of health services and actions in order to achieve better results\nand indicators. Thus, this study proposes to analyze child health indicators,\nbased on the information systems of health services. This is a descriptive,\necological epidemiological study carried out using secondary data from the\nfollowing information systems: Information System on Live Births and Mortality\nInformation System, in a historical series of ten years (2005-2014) of the\nstate of Rio Grande do Norte and its health micro regions. It was observed a\ndecrease in infant, neonatal, preterm, late neonatal and postnatal mortality\ncoefficients when compared to the first and last year of the observed period, as\nwell as the concentration of these in micro-regions of health. There was also a\npositive association between the early neonatal component and infant death.\nIn this perspective, it is important to evaluate the quality of prenatal care,\nchildbirth, puerperium, the first week of integral health and follow-up of the\nchild�s growth and development, as well as to relate the socio-demographic\nconditions that may be associated with infant morbimortality. Therefore, the\nimportance of situational health assessment studies for the effectiveness of\ncare provided is highlighted, identifying weaknesses and monitoring the effectiveness\nof strategies.
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