Background Few low-middle-income countries have data from comparable birth cohort
studies spanning over time. We report on the methods used by the Pelotas cohorts (1982 …

Background Brazil experienced important progress in maternal and child health in recent
decades. We aimed at describing secular trends as well as socioeconomic and ethnic …

Pelotas is a Southern Brazilian city with a current population of 344 000 inhabitants.
Children delivered in the city's hospitals in 1982, 1993 and 2004 and their mothers, were the …

Introdução: O padrão de fecundidade da população brasileira tem se modificado
consideravelmente nas últimas décadas. As desigualdades socioeconômicas e culturais …

Background Infant-mortality rates have been declining in many low-and middle-income
countries, including Brazil. Information on causes of death and on socio-economic …

Objectives. We analyzed trends in mortality among infants born to White and to Black or
mixed-race women in 3 population-based cohorts representing all births in 1982, 1993, and …

ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: The fertility pattern of the Brazilian population has changed
considerably in recent decades. Socioeconomic and cultural inequalities can influence the …

Background Antenatal care and correctly indicated caesarean section can positively impact
on health outcomes of the mother and newborn. Our objective was to describe how …

Three birth cohorts are currently being followed in Pelotas, Southern Brazil, in order to
assess changes in birth conditions, growth, development, morbidity, and infant mortality, as …

The objective of this study was to analyze changes in perinatal health in two birth cohorts
started in 1997/1998 and 2010, respectively, in São Luís, Maranhão State, Brazil. A total of …