Apgar score and neonatal mortality in a hospital located in the southern area of São Paulo City, Brazil.

Objective: To correlate the Apgar score, and neonatal mortality and its causes at a hospital located in the southern area of São Paulo City.

Methods: A retrospective study performed by analysis of medical charts (n = 7,094) of all live newborns during the period of 2005 to 2009, with data up to 28 days of life in reference to weight, Apgar score, survival and cause of mortality. Cases were analyzed by the chi2 test (p < 0.

Evaluation of hospitalization of children aged 0 to 5 years admitted for respiratory infections at a large hospital.

Objective: To evaluate the admission of children aged 0 to 5 years due to respiratory infections at a major hospital in the Southern region of the city of São Paulo.

Methods: A total of 4,240 clinical records of children hospitalized and diagnosed with pneumonia, bronchopneumonia, bronchiolitis and bronchitis were evaluated for the 2008-2009 period, based on age, gender and year season.

Results: Out of this total of children aged 0 to 60-months, 139 (3.

Association of newborn diseases with weight/length ratio and the adequacy of weight for gestational age.

Objective: To compare the frequencies of newborn diseases in those newborns classified according to a weight/length rate and those classified by the adequacy weight for gestational age.

Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study by record assessment was carried out enclosing all the live newborns at Hospital Geral do Grajaú, from September to December, 2009 (n =577) classified according to the rate weight/length and also to the adequacy weight for gestational age. The 10 and 90 percentiles of the weight/length distribution, now designated as "indices" were calculated leading to the following classification: low index, for newborns below 54.

Frequency of peri-intraventricular hemorrhage and its associated factors in premature newborns.

Objective: To identify the frequency of intracranial hemorrhage and its associated factors in premature newborns.

Methods: A cross-sectional study based on a survey of medical records of premature neonates submitted to transfontanellar ultrasound at a hospital located in a southern neighborhood of the city of São Paulo, in 2007.

Results: A 50% rate of intracranial hemorrhage was found among premature newborns submitted to transfontanellar ultrasound, and 15.

Birth weight distribution of Hospital Geral do Grajaú population compared to São Paulo city population.

Objective: To compare the growth curves from a population from a large city suburban hospital with those of the city of São Paulo, São Paulo State, Brazil.

Methods: At Hospital Geral do Grajaú, that serves the high pregnancy risk population lacking health facilities, of low education level and smaller number of prenatal visits and great morbidity, a growth curve was built for the newborns, as the Hospital is provided with updated equipment and personnel. The curve was built from the database available containing information on live births during the 2003 to 2007 period and totaling 9,952 newborns, as their weight at birth and gestational age were taken as parameters.

Weight-for-length relationship at birth to predict neonatal diseases.

Context: Intrauterine growth curves are extremely useful for classifying newborn children and predicting neonatal diseases. However, such curves rely on knowledge of the gestational age, which is not always easily obtained. Therefore, the study of other anthropometric measurements and their interrelationship is always desirable, in order to attain such objectives.