title: [Birth weight and patterns of delivery care in a municipality of São Paulo State, Brazil, 1986].
abstract: A survey was made of the birthweight of live births and delivery care at hospitals in the city of Araraquara, S. Paulo State, Brazil, in 4,776 newborn infants during 1986. The incidence of cesarean delivery was 76.0%. It was discovered that the proportion of cesarean delivery was higher for deliveries with private medical care (92.4%) than for deliveries with free assistance (44.0%). The incidence of low birthweight was of 9.2%. The highest proportion was found in patients with free medical assistance and was of 10.8%, that of social security patients being at an intermediate level (9.8%) and of private patients at 5.6%.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Odontologia Social, Faculdade de Odontologia, Araraquara da Universidade Estadual, Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: L de C
authors.initials: Lde C
authors.lastname: Loffredo
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Simões
mesh_terms: D001724:Birth Weight; D001938:Brazil; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008483:Medical Assistance; D011331:Private Practice
vernacular_title: Peso ao nascer e padrões de atendimento ao parto em município do Estado de São Paulo, Brasil, 1986.