Objective: Maternal and neonatal mortality are important public health issues in low-income
countries. This study evaluated spatial and temporal maternal and neonatal mortality trends …

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to identify spatial patterns of distribution of overall,
early, and late neonatal mortality rates in São Paulo state. METHODS: An ecological and …

We studied time trends in infant mortality and associated factors between three cohort
studies carried out in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, in 1982, 1993, and 2004. All …

Background Population-based studies analyzing neonatal deaths in middle-income
countries may contribute to design interventions to achieve the Sustainable Development …

OBJECTIVE To analyze the temporal evolution of maternal mortality and its spatial
distribution. METHODS Ecological study with a sample made up of 845 maternal deaths in …

OBJECTIVE: To identify risk factors associated with infant mortality and, more specifically,
with neonatal mortality. METHODS: A case-control study was carried out in the municipality …

The aim of this study was to analyze the trend in infant mortality rates in the State of Rio
Grande do Sul, Brazil, from 1994 to 2004, in a longitudinal ecological study, by means of …

Method This is an ecological study with time series analysis, defined as a sequence of
quantitative data relating to specific moments, and studied according to their distribution …

Abstract Background Foz do Iguassu is a Brazilian municipality located in the most populous
international border of the country and provides medical care to foreigners. Neonatal …

This study compared risk factors for infant mortality in 2000-2001 and 2007-2008 in
Londrina, Paraná State, Brazil. Data on live births and infant deaths were linked in a single …