Patterns of deliveries in a Brazilian birth cohort: almost universal cesarean sections for the better-off Padrones de partos en una cohorte de nacimientos: cesáreas casi universales para los riesgos Padrões dos partos em uma coorte de nascimentos: cesarianas quase universais para os ricos

Patterns of deliveries in a Brazilian birth cohort: almost universal cesarean sections for the better-off Padrones de partos en una cohorte de nacimientos: cesáreas casi universales para los riesgos Padrões dos partos em uma coorte de nascimentos: cesarianas quase universais para os ricos

OBJECTIVE: To describe the patterns of deliveries in a birth cohort and to compare vaginal and cesarean section deliveries. METHODS: All children born to mothers from the urban area of Pelotas, Brazil, in 2004, were recruited for a birth cohort study. Mothers were contacted and interviewed during th...

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Main Authors: Aluísio J D Barros, Iná S Santos, Alicia Matijasevich, Marlos Rodrigues Domingues, Mariângela Silveira, Fernando C Barros, Cesar G Victora
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2011-08-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
Parto
Cesárea, tendencias
Atención Perinatal
Obstetricia
Factores Socioeconómicos
Estudios de Cohortes
Cesárea, tendências
Assistência Perinatal
Obstetrícia
Fatores Socioeconômicos
Estudos de Coortes
Parturition
Cesarean Section, trends
Perinatal Care
Obstetrics
Socioeconomic Factors
Cohort Studies
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