2020-03-172020-03-172000-06MORAIS NETO, Otaliba Libânio de; BARROS, Marilisa Berti de Azevedo. Fatores de risco para mortalidade neonatal e pós-neonatal na região centro-oeste do Brasil: linkage entre bancos de dados de nascidos vivos e óbitos infantis. Cadernos de Saúde Pública, Rio de Janeiro, v. 16, n. 2, p. 477-485, 2000.e- 1678-44640102-311Xhttp://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/handle/ri/18837This article focused on risk factors for neonatal and post-neonatal mortality by linking live births and infant death records. The study was conducted in the municipality of Goiânia, in the Central-West region of Brazil. A total of 20,981 live births and 342 infant deaths constitute the retrospective cohort. Neonatal and post-neonatal mortality risks were estimated in this cohort study of live births by logistic regression. In the neonatal period, the highest ORs were for delivery in public hospitals (OR = 2.28; 95% CI 1.57-3.32), pre-term neonates (OR = 8.94; 95% CI 5.85-13.67), and low birth weight (OR = 8.92; 95% CI 5.77-13.79). Cesarean delivery appeared as a protective factor (OR = 0.58; 95% CI 0.43-0.78). For post-neonatal mortality, the highest ORs were for illiterate mothers (OR = 6.25; 95% CI 1.25-31.27), low birth weight (OR = 3.12; 95% CI 1.67-5.84), and delivery in public hospitals (OR = 2.65; 95% CI 1.13-6.23). The linkage identified socioeconomic variables that were more important risk factors for post-neonatal than neonatal mortality.porAcesso AbertoRiskInfant mortalityNeonatal mortalityRiscoMortalidade infantilMortalidade neonatalArtigo10.1590/S0102-311X2000000200018