title: [Birth weight in Brazilian children under two years of age].
abstract: Low birth weight is associated with increased risk of dying in the first year of life. This study was motivated by recent changes in the determination of birth weight patterns with the advent of the perinatal epidemiological transition. We analyzed data from the Brazilian National Survey of Demographic and Health of Children and Women including only children < 24 months. Prevalence of low birth weight in Brazil was 6.1%. Risk factors included female gender, residence in the South and Southeast geographic regions, low maternal education, and maternal smoking. The low birth weight profile changed, with higher prevalence in more economically developed regions, reflecting the neonatal epidemiological transition determined by changes in patterns of childbirth care and incorporation of perinatal life support technologies, in addition to the previously known biological risks associated with poverty and misinformation.
authors: Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil. kellyjviana@yahoo.com.br
authors: Kelly de Jesus
authors: Kde J
authors: Viana
authors: José Augusto de Aguiar Carrazedo
authors: JA
authors: Taddei
authors: Monize
authors: M
authors: Cocetti
authors: Sarah
authors: S
authors: Warkentin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001827:Body Height; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult