Patterns of deliveries in a Brazilian birth cohort: almost universal cesarean sections for the better-off

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
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102011000400001&lng=en&tlng=en