Which factors could explain the low birth weight paradox? Quais fatores podem explicar o paradoxo do baixo peso ao nascer?

• Main Authors: Antônio Augusto Moura da Silva (Author), Heloisa Bettiol (Author), Marco Antonio Barbieri (Author), Luiz Gustavo Oliveira Brito (Author), Márcio Mendes Pereira (Author), Vânia Maria Farias de Aragão (Author), Valdinar Sousa Ribeiro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2006-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: Low birth weight children are unusual among well-off families. However, in Brazil, low birth weight rate was higher in a more developed city than in a less developed one. The study objective was to find out the reasons to explain this paradox. METHODS: A study was carried out in two munic...