2026-03-182026-03-182025-09-11FILGUEIRAS, Lucydelia Carla dos Anjos Arbage. Epidemia de cesáreas no Brasil: um estudo sobre a realidade das cesarianas no Pará. Orientadora: Helane Conceição Damasceno; Coorientador: José Rogério Monteiro. 2025. 47 f. Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso (Bacharelado em Medicina) - Faculdade de Medicina, Campus Universitário de Altamira, Universidade Federal do Pará, Altamira, 2025. Disponível em: https://bdm.ufpa.br/handle/prefix/9377. Acesso em:.https://bdm.ufpa.br/handle/prefix/9377Introduction: The number of cesarean sections in Brazil in recent decades has reached alarming levels, even exceeding those recommended by the World Health Organization. This is due to cultural, structural, and social factors, and is unevenly distributed throughout the country. This unbridled growth has consequences such as the inherent risks of the procedure for both mother and baby and also costs to the healthcare system. Although the northern region has the lowest cesarean rates compared to other regions, it has clear disparities in access to maternal health, due to both economic and structural factors. Therefore, the analysis of the profile of women undergoing this type of delivery in the state of Pará emerges as an attempt to contribute to the formulation of more equitable public policies that are sensitive to the specific needs of the Pará population. Objectives: To analyze the socioeconomic profile of women who underwent cesarean sections in the Health Regions of the State of Pará between 2013 and 2023, considering variables such as race/ethnicity and education. Methodology: This is a descriptive, ecological, time-series study that analyzed trends in the mode of delivery (cesarean section or vaginal delivery) in the state of Pará between 2013 and 2023. Data were aggregated by health regions and obtained through secondary data analysis from the database of the Department of Information Technology of the Unified Health System (DataSUS), specifically the Live Birth Information System (SINASC). The main dependent variable was the mode of delivery (cesarean section or vaginal delivery). The independent variables considered were the mother's race/color, maternal education level, year of delivery, and health region (CIR). The selection of these variables allowed us to characterize the profile of women undergoing cesarean delivery and identify associated regional and social disparities. Because the data are secondary and in the public domain, the research was not submitted to the Ethics Committee. Conclusion: During the period analyzed, there was an exponential increase in the number of cesarean deliveries in Pará, surpassing vaginal deliveries starting in 2019. Metropolitan Health Region I performs the most cesarean sections, and Marajó Region II has the lowest rates. The women with the highest rates are those with a medium level of education and who self-identify as mixed race. The data collected may be relevant in the search for strategies to reduce the number of cesarean sections in the state, by targeting measures for women in this profile.Acesso AbertoPartoParto NormalCesarianaChildbirthNatural birthCesarean sectionCNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::MEDICINA::CLINICA MEDICA::GINECOLOGIA E OBSTETRICIATrabalho de Curso - Graduação - MonografiaAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Brazil