Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-29T08:44:52Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2014-10-09; Background: Preterm birth rate is increasing and is currently a worldwide concern. The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of preterm birth in a sample of health facilities in Brazil and to identify the main risk factors associated with spontaneous preterm births. Methods and Findings: ...
Made available in DSpace on 2019-10-04T12:42:24Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2019-09-11; Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP); Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq); Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; The association of body mass index (BMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG) with preterm birth (PTB) remains controversial in the literat...
Made available in DSpace on 2018-11-26T17:41:54Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2017-09-01; Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP); Preeclampsia is a pregnancy disorder characterized by imbalance between pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines associated with high plasma levels of uric acid and Interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta). The inflammasome is a protein complex that media...
Made available in DSpace on 2018-11-26T16:40:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2016-06-17; Preeclampsia (PE) is considered the leading cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. The placenta seems to play an essential role in this disease, probably due to factors involved in its formation and development. The present study aimed to investigate the association between placental l...