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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| Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
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| 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 |