OBJECTIVES: to determine neonatal mortality risk factors in the city of Blumenau, Santa Catarina using the variables reports in the Born Alive Forms. METHODS: this is a cohort study comprised of 3812 born alive children among which 26 neonatal deaths occurred. Risk factors were assessed through logistic regression. RESULTS: the final model disclosed significant association with neonatal for: newborns with birthweight under 2500 grams (OR=4.70; IC95%: 1.31-16.87); pregnancy term under 36 weeks (OR=4.16; IC95% 1.22-14.20); APGAR in the fifth minute following birth below eight (OR=62.38; IC95%: 22.31-174.39) and presence of anomaly (OR=63.19; IC95%: 15.17-263.15). Social and economic, medical and assistance and healthcare services did not show any significant association and couldn't be set apart from biological risk factors. CONCLUSIONS: data indicate the value of identifying principal risk factors for neonatal deaths, confirming the influence of biological factors strongly related to neonatal infantile mortality causes.
Neonatal mortality; Risk factors; Alive born
