[Effect of maternal death on family dynamics and infant survival].

Family adjustments, which are generated by a maternal death, have been analysed previously in Mexico by using a reduced number of cases in rural areas. This study was design in order to establish changes in family dynamic generated b y a maternal death and to analyse child surviving after one year of birth. Family members of maternal deaths cases, which occurred during 1988-89 in the Federal District, were interviewed by first time in order to know information related to family dynamic and women's characteristics.

Maternal mortality regionalization and trend in Mexico (1937-1995).

Background: The objectives were to establish regions by level of maternal mortality in order to evaluate its trend from 1937-1995 and to analyze characteristics of cases which occurred from 1990-1995.

Methods: Regionalization of the country by maternal mortality level was carried out using Poisson regression. Level and mortality trends were analyzed globally and compared by regions using Poisson and linear regression.

[Coverage of 4 health programs for pre-school children in marginal urban areas in Mexico City].

The aim this paper was to evaluate the coverage provided by four preschool child health programs (vaccinations, oral hydration therapy, healthy child care and sick child care). To make coverage operational, we designed indicators to compare the utilization of each program with the condition or health problems considered as needed. These results are part of a broad evaluative research called "Coverage and Quality of Primary Health Care" (CQPHC) carried out by the National Institute of Public Health (NIPH) in the State of Mexico in 1988.

[The causes of perinatal death in the health institutions of Mexico City].

We determined the main causes of death in 798 perinatal deaths which took place among 32,701 births at several health institutions in Mexico City during the summer of 1984, in accordance with the Wigglesworth Classification. We evaluated the concordance among the codifiers of the causes, with a 92% result (P less than 0.0001).