Associated factors and consequences of late preterm births: results from the 2004 Pelotas birth cohort

Santos, Iá.S.; Matijasevich, A.; Silveira, Mângela.F.; Sclowitz, Iândora.K.T.; Barros, Aísio.J.D.; Victora, C.G.; Barros, F.C.

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 22(4): 350-359

2008


ISSN/ISBN: 0269-5022
PMID: 18578748
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2008.00934.x
Document Number: 200457
Although neonatal and infant mortality rates have fallen in recent decades in Brazil, the prevalence of preterm deliveries has increased in certain regions, especially in the number of late preterm births. This study was planned to investigate: (1) maternal antenatal characteristics associated with late preterm births and (2) the consequences of late preterm birth on infant health in the neonatal period and until age 3 months.

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