Proportion and factors associated with Apgar less than 7 in the 5th minute of life: from 1999 to 2019, what has changed?

Although variation between observers in the assessment of the Apgar score, it remains a useful indicator of the general conditions of the newborn. This is a cross-sectional study based on population of live births in Brazil in 1999 and biennium 2018-2019. All declarations of live births (DNV) obtained from the Live Births System database were accessed.

Increase in fertility rate before the age of 14 in Brazil from 1996 to 2018.

Objective: This study aimed to assess live birth frequency and age-specific fertility rates (ASFR) in the period 1996-2018 and the number of pregnancies at <14 years old in the period 2012-2018.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted by search on Live Births Data System (SINASC/DATASUS) database.

Results: There was a variation in ASFR in Brazil of 0.

Late pregnancy: impact on prematurity and newborn's weight.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the frequency of late pregnancies in Brazil, the age-specific fertility rate (ASFR) in the regions, the rate of prematurity, and the rate of low birth weight (LBW) and their association with advanced maternal age compared with 20-34-year-old women.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted by searching the Information System on Live Births (Sistema de Informações Sobre Nascidos Vivos [SINASC]). Data from 1995 to 2018 were collected, and pregnant women were divided into three categories based on their age range: 35-39, 40-44, and ≥45 years.

Treatment of Acute Toxoplasmosis in Pregnancy: Influence in the Mother-to-Child Transmission.

Objective: To evaluate the association between treatment and mother-to-child transmission of acute Toxoplasma gondii infection in pregnancy.

Methods: This was a concurrent cohort study of 26 pregnant women diagnosed with acute toxoplasmosis. Transmission of T.

Adolescent pregnancy trends in the last decade.

Introduction: Teenage pregnancy is a universal phenomenon, with higher prevalence in developing countries. Although there has been a reduction in Brasil since the year 2000, the age-specific fertility rate for this age group remains high.

Objective: To evaluate the frequency of adolescence pregnancy in in Brasil from 2006 to 2015 and its association with the Human Development Index (HDI).

The magnitude of syphilis: from prevalence to vertical transmission.

Introduction: In 2013, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that 1.9 million pregnant women were infected with syphilis worldwide, of which 66.5% had adverse fetal effects in cases of untreated syphilis.