Vânia Maria De Farias Aragão
Biographic Data
| ID | 2848289 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vânia Maria De Farias Aragão |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vânia Maria De Farias |
| FAMILY NAME | Aragão |
| SIGNATURE | ARAGÃO V M F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidade Federal do Maranhão |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Risk factors for preterm births in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
Preterm birth continues to be one of the main causes of neonatal morbidity and mortality. The objective of the present study was to identify risk factors for preterm birth in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. The sample consisted of hospital births at 10 public and private hospitals from March 1, 1997 to February 28, 1998. A total of 2,443 live births were randomly selected, excluding multiple deliveries and stillbirths. Preterm birth rate in São Luís …
Infant mortality and low birth weight in cities of Northeastern and Southeastern Brazil
OBJECTIVE: To compare estimates of low birth weight (LBW), preterm birth, small for gestational age (SGA), and infant mortality in two birth cohorts in Brazil. METHODS: The two cohorts were performed during the 1990s, in São Luís, located in a less developed area in Northeastern Brazil, and Ribeirão Preto, situated in a more developed region in Southeastern Brazil. Data from one-third of all live births in Ribeirão Preto in 1994 were collected (2…
Perinatal health and mother-child health care in the municipality of São Luís, Maranhão State, Brazil
The purpose of this article was to evaluate socioeconomic and demographic indicators, reproductive health, use of prenatal, childbirth, and neonatal services, and anthropometric data for mothers and infants. The authors performed a cross-sectional analysis of a systematic sample of 2,831 hospital births in São Luís, Maranhão State, from March 1997 to February 1998 at ten public and private maternity hospitals. The sample was stratified proportion…
Risk factors for preterm births in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
Preterm birth continues to be one of the main causes of neonatal morbidity and mortality. The objective of the present study was to identify risk factors for preterm birth in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. The sample consisted of hospital births at 10 public and private hospitals from March 1, 1997 to February 28, 1998. A total of 2,443 live births were randomly selected, excluding multiple deliveries and stillbirths. Preterm birth rate in São Luís …
Perinatal health and mother-child health care in the municipality of São Luís, Maranhão State, Brazil
The purpose of this article was to evaluate socioeconomic and demographic indicators, reproductive health, use of prenatal, childbirth, and neonatal services, and anthropometric data for mothers and infants. The authors performed a cross-sectional analysis of a systematic sample of 2,831 hospital births in São Luís, Maranhão State, from March 1997 to February 1998 at ten public and private maternity hospitals. The sample was stratified proportion…
Infant mortality and low birth weight in cities of Northeastern and Southeastern Brazil
OBJECTIVE: To compare estimates of low birth weight (LBW), preterm birth, small for gestational age (SGA), and infant mortality in two birth cohorts in Brazil. METHODS: The two cohorts were performed during the 1990s, in São Luís, located in a less developed area in Northeastern Brazil, and Ribeirão Preto, situated in a more developed region in Southeastern Brazil. Data from one-third of all live births in Ribeirão Preto in 1994 were collected (2…
Perinatal health and mother-child health care in the municipality of São Luís, Maranhão State, Brazil
The purpose of this article was to evaluate socioeconomic and demographic indicators, reproductive health, use of prenatal, childbirth, and neonatal services, and anthropometric data for mothers and infants. The authors performed a cross-sectional analysis of a systematic sample of 2,831 hospital births in São Luís, Maranhão State, from March 1997 to February 1998 at ten public and private maternity hospitals. The sample was stratified proportion…
Infant mortality and low birth weight in cities of Northeastern and Southeastern Brazil
OBJECTIVE: To compare estimates of low birth weight (LBW), preterm birth, small for gestational age (SGA), and infant mortality in two birth cohorts in Brazil. METHODS: The two cohorts were performed during the 1990s, in São Luís, located in a less developed area in Northeastern Brazil, and Ribeirão Preto, situated in a more developed region in Southeastern Brazil. Data from one-third of all live births in Ribeirão Preto in 1994 were collected (2…
Risk factors for preterm births in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
Preterm birth continues to be one of the main causes of neonatal morbidity and mortality. The objective of the present study was to identify risk factors for preterm birth in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. The sample consisted of hospital births at 10 public and private hospitals from March 1, 1997 to February 28, 1998. A total of 2,443 live births were randomly selected, excluding multiple deliveries and stillbirths. Preterm birth rate in São Luís …
Demography (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (3 works) · Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Obstetrics (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (2 works) · Low birth weight (2 works) · Pediatrics (2 works)