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Beiguelman,Bernardo; Franchi-Pinto,Carla. |
Analysis of 116,699 deliveries (1062 twin pairs and 115,637 singletons) which occurred from 1984 to 1996 at the largest obstetric center in Campinas, SP, Brazil, provided the following conclusions: 1) despite the low percentage of twin births (0.9%), 10.7% of all early neonatal deaths and 3.5% of all stillbirths were twins. Compared to singletons, the likelihood of stillbirths and early neonatal deaths among twins was 1.9 and 6.5 times greater, respectively. 2) The proportion of twins among early neonatal deaths tended to decrease, probably because of improvements in prenatal and perinatal care. 3) The critical period for early neonatal deaths in singletons and twins lasted for the three first days after birth. 4) The incidence of perinatal deaths among... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
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Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572000000100003 |
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Franchi-Pinto,Carla; Colletto,Glória Maria Duccini Dal; Krieger,Henrique; Beiguelman,Bernardo. |
Intraclass correlation coefficients for one- and five-min Apgar scores of 604 twin pairs born at a southeastern Brazilian hospital were calculated, after adjusting these scores for gestational age and sex. The data support a genetic hypothesis only for 1-min Apgar score, probably because it is less affected by the environment than 4 min later, after the newborns have been under the care of a neonatology team. First-born twins exhibited, on average, better clinical conditions than second-born twins. The former showed a significantly lower proportion of Apgar scores under seven than second-born twins, both at 1 min (17.5% vs. 29.8%) and at 5 min (7.2% vs. 11.9%). The proportion of children born with "good" Apgar scores was significantly smaller among twins... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
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Ano: 1999 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47571999000100003 |
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Beiguelman,Bernardo; Colletto,Glória M.D.D.; Franchi-Pinto,Carla; Krieger,Henrique. |
Intraclass correlation coefficients were calculated for the birth weights of twins born at three southeastern Brazilian hospitals, after adjustment of the natural logarithms of these weights for gestational age, its quadratic and cubic terms, sex, and their interactions. The data indicate that fetal genetic effect on birth weight might have the opportunity to be demonstrated by children born to undernourished women. Undernourishment, acting as a selective force, might enhance the existence of genotypes that determine less need of food for normal development. |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
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Ano: 1998 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47571998000100026 |
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Beiguelman,Bernardo; Colletto,Gloria M.D.D.; Franchi-Pinto,Carla; Krieger,Henrique. |
Distributions of birth weights of twins and singletons born at three southeastern Brazilian hospitals were compared after adjustment for gestational age, its quadratic and cubic terms, sex, type of pregnancy, as well as their interactions. The pattern of twin fetal growth rate was retarded in comparison to that of singletons, regardless of the socioeconomic level of the examined population, but the gestational age at which this retardation started seems to be correlated to the income of the mothers. In all cases, after 28 weeks of gestation, female fetal growth was slightly but consistently lower than that of males. |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
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Ano: 1998 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47571998000100025 |
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