Pre-gestational excessive weight and duration of breast-feeding.

Objective: To investigate whether pre-gestational obesity interferes with the duration of breast-feeding.

Design: A cross-sectional study was carried out with a population-based probabilistic sample. The dependent variables were exclusive breast-feeding (EBF) and breast-feeding (BF), as defined by the WHO.

[Infant death surveillance as an indicator of health care system effectiveness--a study conducted in northeastern Brazil].

Objective: To evaluate the access to and quality of health care administered to infants based on postmortem data.

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional census-based study was carried out to assess the infant deaths that occurred in the town of Bom Conselho, state of Pernambuco, between January 1st 1999 and December 31st 1999. Home interviews and inspection of medical records were used for data collection.