Mothers and their pregnancies: a comparison of three population-based cohorts in Southern Brazil Mães e suas gestações: uma comparação de três coortes de base populacional no Sul do Brasil

• Main Authors: Iná S. Santos (Author), Aluísio J. D. Barros (Author), Alicia Matijasevich (Author), Elaine Tomasi (Author), Ricardo S. Medeiros (Author), Marlos R. Domingues (Author), Andréa D. Bertoldi (Author), Fernando C. Barros (Author), Cesar G. Victora (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Mothers from the 1982, 1993 and 2004 Pelotas birth cohorts were compared across biological, socioeconomic, demographic and reproductive characteristics. Women in the 2004 cohort had higher levels of education, gained more weight during pregnancy, and were heavier at the beginning and end of their pr...