The associations between inter-pregnancy interval and maternal and neonatal outcomes in Brazil

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 275-281

  Cecatti, José G ^a   Correa Silva, Eloísa P B ^a   Milanez, Helaine ^a   Morais, Sirlei S ^a   Souza, Joao P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Birth spacing; Family planning; Inter pregnancy interval

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELIVERY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; BIRTH INTERVALS; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL RECORDS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 38549111912     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-007-0219-y     Document Type: Article

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