OBJECTIVE: to analyze evolution as to conducting seven or more prenatal consultations with pregnant women in Brazil, in the period 2000-2015 according to maternal education level and race/skin color of the newborn baby. METHODS: this was a time series study based on Live Births Information System (SINASC) data; relative and absolute inequalities were investigated, adjusted for maternal age and gestational week in which childbirth occurred. RESULTS: we analyzed approximately 48 million births; the proportion of seven or more prenatal consultations increased nationally (from 46.0% to 66.9%) in all groups analyzed; the relative difference between the extremes of education level ranged from 3.0 to 2.0, while the absolute difference ranged from 53.1 to 47.7 percentage points; the adjusted ratio between White/Black race/skin color was 1.4 in 2000 and 1.2 in 2015. CONCLUSION: the proportion of pregnant women having seven or more prenatal consultations has increased in Brazil, although inequalities are still found.
OBJECTIVE: to analyze evolution as to conducting seven or more prenatal consultations with pregnant women in Brazil, in the period 2000-2015 according to maternal education level and race/skin color of the newborn baby. METHODS: this was a time series study based on Live Births Information System (SINASC) data; relative and absolute inequalities were investigated, adjusted for maternal age and gestational week in which childbirth occurred. RESULTS: we analyzed approximately 48 million births; the proportion of seven or more prenatal consultations increased nationally (from 46.0% to 66.9%) in all groups analyzed; the relative difference between the extremes of education level ranged from 3.0 to 2.0, while the absolute difference ranged from 53.1 to 47.7 percentage points; the adjusted ratio between White/Black race/skin color was 1.4 in 2000 and 1.2 in 2015. CONCLUSION: the proportion of pregnant women having seven or more prenatal consultations has increased in Brazil, although inequalities are still found.
Authors: M Sanni Ali; Maria Yury Ichihara; Luciane Cruz Lopes; George C G Barbosa; Robespierre Pita; Roberto Perez Carreiro; Djanilson Barbosa Dos Santos; Dandara Ramos; Nivea Bispo; Fabiana Raynal; Vania Canuto; Bethania de Araujo Almeida; Rosemeire L Fiaccone; Marcos E Barreto; Liam Smeeth; Mauricio L Barreto Journal: Front Pharmacol Date: 2019-09-23 Impact factor: 5.810
Authors: Kathleen Cézar de Mélo; Aisla Graciele Galdino Dos Santos; Alyne Barbosa Brito; Saulo Henrique Salgueiro de Aquino; Érika Tenório Dos Santos Alencar; Elena Maria da Silva Duarte; Michael Ferreira Machado; Maria Deysiane Porto de Araújo; João Paulo Silva de Paiva; Rodrigo Feliciano do Carmo; Thiago Cavalcanti Leal; Adeilton Gonçalves da Silva Junior; Leonardo Feitosa da Silva; Divanise Suruagy Correira; Victor Santana Santos; Carlos Dornels Freire de Souza Journal: Rev Soc Bras Med Trop Date: 2020-03-16 Impact factor: 1.581