Factors Associated With Low Birth Weight In A Historical Series Of Deliveries In Campinas, Brazil [fatores Associados A Baixo Peso Ao Nascer Em Uma Série Histórica De Partos Em Campinas, Brazil]

Coutinho P.R.
Cecatti J.G.
Surita F.G.
de Souza J.P.
de Morais S.S.

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November 2015

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Objective. To identify the risk factors associated with low birth weight (<2500 grams). MethOds. Unmatched case-control study performed in a tertiary maternity hospital in Campinas, Brazil, involving 43,499 liveborn infants delivered in the institution between 1986 and 2004. Analysis of the database containing information on deliveries of women who gave birth to infants with low (6,477 cases) and normal (37,467) birth weight were performed. Factors associated with low birth weight were identified according to the odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (95%CI) in the bivariate analysis and according to the adjusted OR in the multivariate analysis. Sociodemographic characteristics, reproductive history, previous morbidity and factors rel...

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Factors Associated With Low Birth Weight In A Historical Series Of Deliveries In Campinas, Brazil [fatores Associados A Baixo Peso Ao Nascer Em Uma Série Histórica De Partos Em Campinas, Brazil]

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