Study aimed at knowing the epidemiological profile of the newborns in the city of Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, from 2000 to 2008, based on the Information of Live Birth Database, and on its main instrument, the Life Birth Certificate. It is a descriptive, retrospective research with a quantitative approach. In order to organize and apply the data, Excel® software was used. The variables included place of birth, sex, birth weight, gestational age, type of delivery, maternal age, education and number of prenatal care. Out of the total of 49.742 live births, 7.65 % to 9.01% were born with less than 2,500g; 5.42% to 7,37% were born premature; 19,21% to 24,55% were children of teenage mothers, which 5,58% to 7,13% were premature; 6,30% to 2,29% of the women did not have prenatal and 29,01% to 56,94% did not complete primary school. The conclusion was that the analysis made by the nurse from the Life Birth Certificate is an excellent tool to plan future actions that aim quality of care to the woman during pregnancy, delivery, postpartum and to the newborn.
Live birth; Health profile; Birth certificates; Health status indicators
