Search Results - "Maria do Carmo Leal"

Health conditions and health-policy innovations in Brazil: the way forward by Victora, Cesar G, Prof, Barreto, Mauricio L, Prof, do Carmo Leal, Maria, MD, Monteiro, Carlos A, Prof, Schmidt, Maria Ines, MD, Paim, Jairnilson, Prof, Bastos, Francisco I, MD, Almeida, Celia, MD, Bahia, Ligia, MD, Travassos, Claudia, MD, Reichenheim, Michael, MD, Barros, Fernando C, MD

“…Summary Brazil is a large complex country that is undergoing rapid economic, social, and environmental change. In this Series of six articles, we have reported…”
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Associations between cesarean delivery and child mortality: A national record linkage longitudinal study of 17.8 million births in Brazil by Paixao, Enny S, Bottomley, Christian, Pescarini, Julia M, Wong, Kerry L M, Cardim, Luciana L, Ribeiro Silva, Rita de Cássia, Brickley, Elizabeth B, Rodrigues, Laura C, Oliveira Alves, Flavia Jôse, Leal, Maria do Carmo, Costa, Maria da Conceicao N, Teixeira, Maria Gloria, Ichihara, Maria Yury, Smeeth, Liam, Barreto, Mauricio L, Campbell, Oona M R

“…There is an increasing use of cesarean delivery (CD) based on preference rather than on medical indication. However, the extent to which nonmedically indicated…”
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Risk stratification for small for gestational age for the Brazilian population: a secondary analysis of the Birth in Brazil study by Souza, Renato T., Vieira, Matias C., Esteves-Pereira, Ana Paula, Domingues, Rosa Maria Soares Madeira, Moreira, Maria Elisabeth Lopes, da Cunha Filho, Edson Vieira, Sandall, Jane, Cecatti, Jose G., do Carmo Leal, Maria, Dias, Marcos Augusto Bastos, Pasupathy, Dharmintra

“…Risk-stratification screening for SGA has been proposed in high-income countries to prevent perinatal morbidity and mortality. There is paucity of data from…”
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Maternal and child health in Brazil: progress and challenges by Victora, Cesar G, Prof, Aquino, Estela ML, MD, do Carmo Leal, Maria, Prof, Monteiro, Carlos Augusto, Prof, Barros, Fernando C, Prof, Szwarcwald, Celia L, Prof

“…Summary In the past three decades, Brazil has undergone rapid changes in major social determinants of health and in the organisation of health services. In…”
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Caesarean Delivery and Postpartum Maternal Mortality: A Population-Based Case Control Study in Brazil by Esteves-Pereira, Ana Paula, Deneux-Tharaux, Catherine, Nakamura-Pereira, Marcos, Saucedo, Monica, Bouvier-Colle, Marie-Hélène, Leal, Maria do Carmo

“…Cesarean delivery rates continue to increase worldwide and reached 57% in Brazil in 2014. Although the safety of this surgery has improved in the last decades,…”
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Prenatal care in the Brazilian public health services by Leal, Maria do Carmo, Esteves-Pereira, Ana Paula, Viellas, Elaine Fernandes, Domingues, Rosa Maria Soares Madeira, Gama, Silvana Granado Nogueira da

“…To verify regional inequalities regarding access and quality of prenatal and birth care in Brazilian public health services and associated perinatal outcomes…”
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Migration process of Venezuelan women to Brazil: living conditions and use of health services in Manaus and Boa Vista, 2018-2021 by do Carmo Leal, Maria, de Carvalho, Thaiza Dutra Gomes, Santos, Yammê Ramos Portella, de Queiroz, Rita Suely Bacuri, Fonseca, Paula Andrea Morelli, Szwarcwald, Celia Landmann, Riggirozzi, Pía

“…The last decade saw the emergence of a new significant migration corridor due to the mass migration of Venezuelans to neighboring countries in South America…”
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Prevalence and risk factors related to preterm birth in Brazil by Leal, Maria do Carmo, Esteves-Pereira, Ana Paula, Nakamura-Pereira, Marcos, Torres, Jacqueline Alves, Theme-Filha, Mariza, Domingues, Rosa Maria Soares Madeira, Dias, Marcos Augusto Bastos, Moreira, Maria Elizabeth, Gama, Silvana Granado

“…The rate of preterm birth has been increasing worldwide, including in Brazil. This constitutes a significant public health challenge because of the higher…”
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Use of Robson classification to assess cesarean section rate in Brazil: the role of source of payment for childbirth by Nakamura-Pereira, Marcos, do Carmo Leal, Maria, Esteves-Pereira, Ana Paula, Domingues, Rosa Maria Soares Madeira, Torres, Jacqueline Alves, Dias, Marcos Augusto Bastos, Moreira, Maria Elisabeth

“…Cesarean section (CS) rates are increasing worldwide but there is some concern with this trend because of potential maternal and perinatal risks. The Robson…”
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Prevalence of pre-gestational and gestational smoking and factors associated with smoking cessation during pregnancy, Brazil, 2011-2012 by Domingues, Rosa Maria Soares Madeira, Figueiredo, Valeska Carvalho, Leal, Maria do Carmo

“…Gestational smoking is associated with various adverse maternal and fetal outcomes. Over the last three decades, despite considerable advances in tobacco…”
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Mother to child transmission of HIV in Brazil: Data from the "Birth in Brazil study", a national hospital-based study by Domingues, Rosa Maria Soares Madeira, Saraceni, Valeria, Leal, Maria do Carmo

“…to estimate the mother to child transmission (MTCT) of HIV among infected pregnant women identified in the "Birth in Brazil" study and to evaluate care…”
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Twin pregnancy and perinatal outcomes: Data from 'Birth in Brazil Study' by Esteves-Pereira, Ana Paula, da Cunha, Antônio José Ledo Alves, Nakamura-Pereira, Marcos, Moreira, Maria Elisabeth, Domingues, Rosa Maria Soares Madeira, Viellas, Elaine Fernandes, Leal, Maria do Carmo, Granado Nogueira da Gama, Silvana

“…Twin pregnancies account for 0.5-2.0% of all gestations worldwide. They have a negative impact on perinatal health indicators, mainly owing to the increased…”
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Women's preference for a vaginal birth in Brazilian private hospitals: effects of a quality improvement project by Domingues, Rosa Maria Soares Madeira, Dias, Marcos Augusto Bastos, do Carmo Leal, Maria

“…In 2015, a quality improvement project called "Adequate Childbirth Project" (PPA) was implemented in Brazilian private hospitals in order to reduce cesarean…”
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Social support modifies the association between pre-pregnancy body mass index and breastfeeding initiation in Brazil by Pujól von Seehausen, Mariana, Pérez-Escamilla, Rafael, Couto de Oliveira, Maria Inês, do Carmo Leal, Maria, Siqueira Boccolini, Cristiano

“…Many biological, social and cultural barriers for suboptimal breastfeeding practices have been identified in literature. Among these, excessive pre-pregnancy…”
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Quality improvement of childbirth care (Adequate Birth Project) and the assessment of women's birth experience in Brazil: a structural equation modelling of a cross-sectional research by Filha, Mariza Miranda Theme, Leite, Tatiana Henriques, Baldisserotto, Marcia Leonardi, Esteves-Pereira, Ana Paula, do Carmo Leal, Maria

“…Brazil's maternity care is highly medicalized, and obstetric interventions in labour and birth are high, mainly in private health system. The Adequate Birth…”
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Impact of an intrapartum care quality improvement intervention in Brazilian private hospitals on care safety measures and adverse outcomes by Takemoto, Maíra Libertad Soligo, Nakamura-Pereira, Marcos, Peixoto-Filho, Fernando Maia, Leal, Maria do Carmo

“…In 2015, a quality improvement (QI) intervention to reduce cesarean sections (CS)-the Adequate Childbirth Project (PPA)-was implemented in the private sector…”
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Satisfaction with childbirth care in Brazilian maternity hospitals participating in the Stork Network program: women's opinions by Santos, Yammê Ramos Portella, Carvalho, Thaiza Dutra Gomes de, Leal, Neide Pires, Leal, Maria do Carmo

“…This study aimed to describe maternal satisfaction with their experience during childbirth and birth and their association with sociodemographic, clinical and…”
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Influence of mode of delivery on satisfaction with hospitalization for childbirth in the study Birth in Brazil by Costa, Dayana Dourado de Oliveira, Ribeiro, Valdinar Sousa, Ribeiro, Marizélia Rodrigues Costa, Esteves-Pereira, Ana Paula, Leal, Maria do Carmo, Silva, Antônio Augusto Moura da

“…Controversial results have been reported on the association between mode of delivery and patient satisfaction. This study investigates which mode of delivery…”
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The effects of a quality improvement project to reduce caesarean sections in selected private hospitals in Brazil by do Carmo Leal, Maria, Domingues, Rosa Maria Soares Madeira, Fonseca, Thaís Cristina Oliveira, Leite, Tatiana Henriques, Figueiró, Ana Claudia, Pereira, Ana Paula Esteves, Theme-Filha, Mariza Miranda, da Silva Ayres, Bárbara Vasques, Scott, Oliver, de Cássia Sanchez, Rita, Borem, Paulo, de Maio Osti, Maria Carolina, Rosa, Marcos Wengrover, Andrade, Amanda S, Filho, Fernando Maia Peixoto, Nakamura-Pereira, Marcos, Torres, Jacqueline Alves

“…Brazil is one of the countries with the highest rates of caesarean sections (CS), reaching almost 90% of births in the private sector. A quality improvement…”
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An implementation analysis of a quality improvement project to reduce cesarean section in Brazilian private hospitals by Torres, Jacqueline Alves, Leite, Tatiana Henriques, Fonseca, Thaís Cristina Oliveira, Domingues, Rosa Maria Soares Madeira, Figueiró, Ana Claudia, Pereira, Ana Paula Esteves, Theme-Filha, Mariza Miranda, da Silva Ayres, Bárbara Vasques, Scott, Oliver, de Cássia Sanchez, Rita, Borem, Paulo, de Maio Osti, Maria Carolina, Rosa, Marcos Wengrover, Andrade, Amanda S, Filho, Fernando Maia Peixoto, Nakamura-Pereira, Marcos, do Carmo Leal, Maria

“…Brazil has one of the highest prevalence of cesarean sections in the world. The private health system is responsible for carrying out most of these surgical…”
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