Low birthweight and preterm birth: trends and inequalities in four population-based birth cohorts in Pelotas, Brazil, 1982–2015 | Zendy

Mariângela Freitas da Silveira | Zendy; César G. Victora | Zendy; Bernardo Lessa Horta | Zendy; Bruna Gonçalves Cordeiro da Silva | Zendy; Alícia Matijasevich | Zendy; Fernando C. Barros | Zendy; Aluísio J. D. Barros | Zendy; Ana Maria Baptista Menezes | Zendy; Andréa Dâmaso Bertoldi | Zendy; Diego G. Bassani | Zendy; Fernando C. Wehrmeister | Zendy; Helen Gonçalves | Zendy; Iná S. Santos | Zendy; Joseph Murray | Zendy; Luciana TovoRodrigues | Zendy; Maria Cecília Formoso Assunção | Zendy; Marlos Rodrigues Domingues | Zendy; Pedro Rodrigues Curi Hallal | Zendy

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Low birthweight and preterm birth: trends and inequalities in four population-based birth cohorts in Pelotas, Brazil, 1982–2015

Author(s) -

Mariângela Freitas da Silveira,

César G. Victora,

Bernardo Lessa Horta,

Bruna Gonçalves Cordeiro da Silva,

Alícia Matijasevich,

Fernando C. Barros,

Aluísio J. D. Barros,

Ana Maria Baptista Menezes,

Andréa Dâmaso Bertoldi,

Diego G. Bassani,

Fernando C. Wehrmeister,

Helen Gonçalves,

Iná S. Santos,

Joseph Murray,

Luciana TovoRodrigues,

Maria Cecília Formoso Assunção,

Marlos Rodrigues Domingues,

Pedro Rodrigues Curi Hallal

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyy106

Subject(s) - medicine , demography , population , inequality , premature birth , low birth weight , obstetrics , pediatrics , pregnancy , environmental health , gestational age , mathematics , biology , sociology , genetics , mathematical analysis

Despite positive changes in most maternal risk factors in Brazil, previous studies did not show reductions in preterm birth and low birthweight. We analysed trends and inequalities in these outcomes over a 33-year period in a Brazilian city.

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