Baixo peso ao nascer em duas coortes de base populacional no Sul do Brasil

摘要

Low birthweight infants (under 2500 g) are much more likely to have severe diseases or die in the first year of life. This study's objective was to compare occurrence of low birthweight, preterm births, and intrauterine growth retardation in two cohorts born in the years 1982 and 1993 in Pelotas, Southern Brazil. All hospital births (corresponding to over 99% of total births) were evaluated for both years. Low birthweight increased from 9.0% in 1982 to 9.8% in 1993 (p=0.2), preterm births increased from 5.6% to 7.5% (p