Abstract The objective of this study was to investigate which factors influence early neonatal mortality, identifying the most prevalent causes of neonatal deaths and describing deaths with avoidable potential. It is a documental analysis of retrospective study. Of the 386 deaths that occurred between 2014 and 2017, 68.7% occurred in the precocious neonatal period. Regarding the causes of death, the variables found in the hierarchical model were: Prematurity / Extreme Prematurity (74%), Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Respiratory Failure (36%), Neonatal […]