Paulo Ricardo Higassiaraguti Rocha

Biographic Data

ID1780541
NAMEPaulo Ricardo Higassiaraguti Rocha
GIVEN NAMESPaulo Ricardo Higassiaraguti
FAMILY NAMERocha
SIGNATUREROCHA P R H
AFFILIATIONSUniversidade de São Paulo
ORCID0000-0002-4238-9603
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS4
TOTAL CITATIONS13
WORKS AS AUTHOR4
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Temporal trend and factors associated with cesarean section in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, birth cohorts

    Open AccessJulia Hannah Teixeira, Paulo Ricardo Higassiaraguti Rocha et al.ARTICLECiência & Saúde Coletiva2026

    The aim of this study was to assess the trend in cesarean section rates in three birth cohorts conducted in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil, in different years (1978/79, 1994, and 2010), and to investigate the sociodemographic and economic factors associated with cesarean delivery in these cohorts. Data were obtained from the database of the cohorts. Women were interviewed shortly after delivery and information was collected from their medical …

  • Low weight/length ratio at birth is associated with hospitalizations during the first year of life

    Open AccessRafaela Caroline Comin, Paulo Ricardo Higassiaraguti Rocha et al.ARTICLECiência & Saúde Coletiva2025

    The aim is to study the association of a low birth weight/length ratio (W/L) with the risk of hospitalizations during the first year of life (YOL). Cohort study of live births from Ribeirão Preto, Brazil in 2010 and 2011. Low W/L was defined as below the 3rd percentile for gestational age (GA) and sex according to the Intergrowth 21st. Single and multiple Cox proportional hazards models were modelled. 4,087 children were included, of which 741 (1…

  • Factors associated with neonatal-near miss

    Open AccessPaulo Ricardo Higassiaraguti Rocha, Heloísa Bettiol et al.ARTICLECiência & Saúde Coletiva2022

    The aim of this study was to investigate the association of sociodemographic factors, lifestyle, maternal reproductive profile and prenatal and childbirth care with neonatal near miss (NNM) morbidity in four birth cohorts. This study involved four population-based birth cohorts: Ribeirão Preto (RP) and São Luís (SL) (2010), Pelotas 2004 (PEL04) and 2015 (PEL15). NNM was defined when one or more of the following conditions were present: birthweigh…

  • RPS Brazilian Birth Cohorts Consortium (Ribeirão Preto, Pelotas and São Luís)

    Open AccessSusana Cararo Confortin, Marizélia Rodrigues Costa Ribeiro et al.ARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica2021Cited by: 13References: 42

    This paper describes the history, objectives and methods used by the nine Brazilian cohorts of the RPS Brazilian Birth Cohorts Consortium (Ribeirão Preto, Pelotas and São Luís) Common thematic axes are identified and the objectives, baseline periods, follow-up stages and representativity of the population studied are presented. The Consortium includes three birth cohorts from Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo State (1978/1979, 1994 and 2010), four from P…