Trends in the Prevalence of Live Macrosomic Newborns According to Gestational Age Strata, in Brazil, 2001-2010, and 2012-2014

• Main Authors: Maria Isabel do Nascimento (Author), Daniele Francine Pereira (Author), Calliana Lopata (Author), Carina Ladeia Flores Oliveira (Author), Ariane Arruda de Moura (Author), Maria Júlia da Silva Mattos (Author), Lucas Saraiva da Silva (Author)
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• Published: Federação Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Purpose To describe the trends in the prevalence of macrosomia (birth weight ± 4,000 g) according to gestational age in Brazil in the periods of 2001-2010 and 2012-2014. Methods Ecological study with data from the Brazilian Live Birth Information System (SINASC, in the Portuguese acronym) r...