title: Premature birth and its repercussions on growth and development in guadalajara, jalisco, Mexico
abstract: This study focuses on the repercussions of prematurity for the growth and development of newborns from hospitals in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, typical of the health care system in Mexico. Infants were assessed every six months as to nutritional status and the Denver Selective Test. In analyzing the results, social groups were considered determinant categories for studying prematurity as the dependent variable. The results shows that both prematurity and social group are risk factors to be considered by the public health field when designing health care programs.
authors.affiliation: Division de Disciplinas para el Desarrollo, Promocion y Preservacion de la Salud, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Sierra Mojada 920, puerta 2, Col. Independencia, C.P. 44340, Guadalajara, Jalisc.
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Ramirez
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Fern&aacuet;dez
authors.initials: RMV
authors.lastname: Lopez