OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of social inequalities in cesarean section rates among primiparae having single pregnancy and delivering in maternity hospitals. METHODS: The study was carried out in Southern Brazil in 1996, 1998 and 2000. Data from the Live Birth National Information System were used to estimate annual rates and crude and adjusted odds ratios (OR) of cesarean sections according to social conditions (maternal age and education, newborn skin color/ethnicity and macro-regions), duration of pregnancy, and number of prenatal visits. RESULTS: The overall cesarean section rate was 45%, and above 37% in all macro-regions. Increased rates were seen among native and black mothers, aged 30 years or more, living in metropolitan, r...
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the socioeconomic, demographic and health management factors associated with b...
OBJECTIVES: To describe the sociodemographic variables and to identify the health conditions of elde...
OBJECTIVE: To analyze social inequalities and inequalities in access to and utilization of health ca...
São relatados os dados sobre cesáreas no Estado de São Paulo, entre 1987 e 1993, e verificadas as as...
OBJECTIVES To describe the evolution of care during pregnancy and childbirth among postpartum women ...
OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between gender and age groups and socioeconomic and health vari...
OBJECTIVE: This study evaluates the association between sociodemographic factors, maternal character...
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the quality of birth care based on the World Health Organization guidelines. ...
OBJECTIVE: To assess risk factors for breastfeeding discontinuation and weaning among children less ...
OBJECTIVE: To assess factors associated to cesarean section. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was co...
OBJECTIVE: To identify factors associated with breastfeeding in the first hour of life (Step 4 of th...
OBJECTIVE: Data from two household surveys on infant and child health status undertaken in the mid-8...
OBJECTIVE To examine whether demographic and socioeconomic variables and the variables of the organ...
OBJETIVO: Evaluar la prevalencia de cesárea en hospitales brasileros. MÉTODOS: Estudio transversal c...
OBJECTIVE: The greatest cause of infant mortality in Brazil is perinatal conditions, mostly associat...
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the socioeconomic, demographic and health management factors associated with b...
OBJECTIVES: To describe the sociodemographic variables and to identify the health conditions of elde...
OBJECTIVE: To analyze social inequalities and inequalities in access to and utilization of health ca...
São relatados os dados sobre cesáreas no Estado de São Paulo, entre 1987 e 1993, e verificadas as as...
OBJECTIVES To describe the evolution of care during pregnancy and childbirth among postpartum women ...
OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between gender and age groups and socioeconomic and health vari...
OBJECTIVE: This study evaluates the association between sociodemographic factors, maternal character...
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the quality of birth care based on the World Health Organization guidelines. ...
OBJECTIVE: To assess risk factors for breastfeeding discontinuation and weaning among children less ...
OBJECTIVE: To assess factors associated to cesarean section. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was co...
OBJECTIVE: To identify factors associated with breastfeeding in the first hour of life (Step 4 of th...
OBJECTIVE: Data from two household surveys on infant and child health status undertaken in the mid-8...
OBJECTIVE To examine whether demographic and socioeconomic variables and the variables of the organ...
OBJETIVO: Evaluar la prevalencia de cesárea en hospitales brasileros. MÉTODOS: Estudio transversal c...
OBJECTIVE: The greatest cause of infant mortality in Brazil is perinatal conditions, mostly associat...
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the socioeconomic, demographic and health management factors associated with b...
OBJECTIVES: To describe the sociodemographic variables and to identify the health conditions of elde...
OBJECTIVE: To analyze social inequalities and inequalities in access to and utilization of health ca...