Risk factors for preterm births in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil Fatores de risco para prematuridade em São Luís, Maranhão, Brasil

• Main Authors: Vânia Maria de Farias Aragão (Author), Antônio Augusto Moura da Silva (Author), Lívia Farias de Aragão (Author), Marco Antônio Barbieri (Author), Heloísa Bettiol (Author), Liberata Campos Coimbra (Author), Valdinar Sousa Ribeiro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...