Analysis of Maternal and Child Health Indicators in an Area at Paraná State, Brazil

Table 3

Distribution of percentage means according to pregnancy variables, 18th HD, Paraná, from 2000 to 2004 and 2005 to 2009.

City	Prenatal appointments				Duration of pregnancy		Type of birth
	None		≥7		<37 weeks		Caesarean
	2000–2004	2005–2009	2000–2004	2005–2009	2000–2004	2005–2009	2000–2004	2005–2009
Abatiá	1.5	0.2	28.4	14.2	3.3	4.7	51.3	53.0
Andirá	0.2	0.3	19.2	4.8	3.0	4.4	49.8	57.7
Bandeirantes	1.5	0.5	25.6	30.0	9.5	6.4	44.7	50.3
Congonhinhas	0.5	0.8	26.3	19.9	3.7	3.4	40.7	40.3
C. Procópio	1.0	0.6	25.7	13.9	6.8	8.4	58.6	68.4
Itambaracá	0.8	0.4	24.8	28.9	7.9	8.8	45.0	54.8
Leópolis	0.7	0.5	28.9	14.8	6.5	6.7	52.7	58.4
Nova A. Colina	1.8	0.0	41.5	19.9	6.1	5.1	51.2	60.7
Nova Fátima	0.9	0.7	42.3	22.1	6.3	8.1	42.1	55.7
Nova S. Bárbara	0.6	0.4	45.7	34.2	5.1	10.7	43.0	54.0
Rancho Alegre	0.3	0.0	38.2	17.2	4.3	5.3	48.8	70.1
Ribeirão Pinhal	0.8	0.6	69.3	61.9	3.9	7.8	34.5	43.7
Santa Amélia	0.7	1.0	28.0	22.6	6.9	4.6	33.0	47.9
Santa C. Pavão	2.7	0.0	33.2	31.0	6.6	6.6	47.8	63.5
Santa Mariana	1.1	0.6	45.3	23.4	11.9	8.2	43.8	60.0
Santo A. Paraíso	0.0	0.0	32.0	11.1	5.3	7.3	61.2	72.9
São J. da Serra	2.1	1.3	57.8	38.4	3.7	5.2	31.9	44.3
São S. Amoreira	0.4	0.4	60,7	31.7	7.9	8.0	37.7	56.4
Sapopema	1.5	1.4	68.5	41.8	6.4	5.4	24.8	46.2
Sertaneja	0.7	0.6	30.3	13.2	7.0	5.1	47.0	59.3
Uraí	1.6	0.4	37.2	14.4	6.1	5.3	47.9	57.1
Total HD	1.0	0.6	36.4	23.3	6.4	6.6	45.9	55.6
Total Paraná	0.9	0.7	32.5	22.8	6.5	6.7	45.9	53.4
Total Brazil	3.7	2.1	45.4	41.0	6.4	6.7	39.2	46.6

Source: Brazilian Ministry of Health—DATASUS.