Changes in perinatal health in two birth cohorts (1997/1998 and 2010) in São Luís, Maranhão State, Brazil

Changes in perinatal health in two birth cohorts (1997/1998 and 2010) in São Luís, Maranhão State, Brazil

The objective of this study was to analyze changes in perinatal health in two birth cohorts started in 1997/1998 and 2010, respectively, in São Luís, Maranhão State, Brazil. A total of 2,493 live born infants were included in 1997/1998 and 5,166 in 2010. Low birth weight (LBW) rate did not change (8...

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Main Authors: Antônio Augusto Moura da Silva, Rosângela Fernandes Lucena Batista, Vanda Maria Ferreira Simões, Erika Barbara Abreu Fonseca Thomaz, Cecília Cláudia Costa Ribeiro, Fernando Lamy Filho, Zeni Carvalho Lamy, Maria Teresa Seabra Soares de Britto e Alves, Flávia Helen Furtado Loureiro, Viviane Cunha Cardoso, Heloisa Bettiol, Marco Antonio Barbieri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2015-07-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
Recién Nacido de Bajo Peso
Nacimiento Prematuro
Retardo del Crecimiento Fetal
Cesárea
Estudios de Cohorte
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2015000701437&lng=en&tlng=en

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