Mothers and their pregnancies: a comparison of three population-based cohorts in Southern Brazil Mães e suas gestações: uma comparação de três coortes de base populacional no Sul do Brasil

Mothers and their pregnancies: a comparison of three population-based cohorts in Southern Brazil Mães e suas gestações: uma comparação de três coortes de base populacional no Sul do Brasil

Mothers from the 1982, 1993 and 2004 Pelotas birth cohorts were compared across biological, socioeconomic, demographic and reproductive characteristics. Women in the 2004 cohort had higher levels of education, gained more weight during pregnancy, and were heavier at the beginning and end of their pr...

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Main Authors: Iná S. Santos, Aluísio J. D. Barros, Alicia Matijasevich, Elaine Tomasi, Ricardo S. Medeiros, Marlos R. Domingues, Andréa D. Bertoldi, Fernando C. Barros, Cesar G. Victora
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2008-01-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
Paridade
Tabagismo
Saúde Reprodutiva
Estudos de Coortes
Parity
Smoking
Reproductive Medicine
Cohort Studies
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