Impact of socioeconomic factors and health determinants on preterm birth in Brazil: a register-based study

• Main Authors: Luciano de Andrade (Author), Arthi S. Kozhumam (Author), Thiago Augusto Hernandes Rocha (Author), Dante Grapiuna de Almeida (Author), Núbia Cristina da Silva (Author), Rejane Christine de Souza Queiroz (Author), Miyoko Massago (Author), Sharla Rent (Author), Luiz Augusto Facchini (Author), Antônio Augusto Moura da Silva (Author), Catherine Ann Staton (Author), João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci (Author), Erika Barbara Abreu Fonseca Thomaz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background More than 15 million children are born preterm annually. While preterm survival rates have increased in high-income countries. Low- and middle-income countries, like Brazil, continue to battle high neonatal mortality rates due to a lack of adequate postnatal care. Globally, neona...