Sánchez RM, Zaldívar MY

Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT

Introduction: the use of information technology as a tool to support the medicine practice is a reality on the increase. At present, reducing maternal mortality rate remains a huge challenge. Extremely-severe maternal morbidity is a frequent indicator associated with maternal death. Its analysis provides the opportunity to identify and assess the risks present during pregnancy, delivery and puerperium.
Objective: to develop computer software that allows computerizing information regarding extremely severe maternal morbidity, which will be managed in the health centers all over the country.
Method: a technological development type research was carried out for which theoretical methods were used: historical-logical, induction-deduction and modeling. Using the empirical methods such as bibliographic review, observation and interview as well.
Results: the software was developed and oriented to manage the information of the patients, with specificities according to the Cuban health system. This system allows the collection, analysis and interpretation of information. It also provides statistics to draw strategies, to calculate the indicators and to generate graphics.
Conclusions: a pioneering product was obtained since there are no records in the country. With its conformation, the management process of patients with extremely-severe maternal morbidity was computerized and its application improves the quality of the information collected at the different levels.