Premature birth and associated factors in the Brazilian State of Santa Catarina: an analysis after alteration of the gestational age section of the Live Birth Declarations

Conclusions:changes in the gestational age section, now recorded as full weeks of gestation, have resulted in more reliable measurement of the preva-lence of premature birth in Brazil.
Source: Revista Brasileira de Saude Materno Infantil - Category: Midwifery Source Type: research