Maternal-child health in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil: major conclusions from comparisons of the 1982, 1993, and 2004 birth cohorts Saúde materno-infantil em Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil: principais conclusões das comparações de coortes de nascimento de 1982, 1993 e 2004

• Egile Nagusiak: Fernando C. Barros (Egilea), Cesar G. Victora (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Gaiak: article
• Sarrera elektronikoa: Connect to this object online.

Important changes were observed in maternal characteristics, health care indicators, and child health during the 22 years covered by the three population-based birth cohort studies conducted in the city of Pelotas, Southern Brazil. Maternal education levels improved, cigarette smoking during pregnan...