Factors associated with prenatal care and HIV and syphilis testing during pregnancy in primary health care

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the factors associated with HIV and syphilis testing during pregnancy in Brazil. METHODS This was an ecological study covering all Brazilian municipalities evaluated by the second cycle of the National Program for Access and Quality Improvement in Primary Care, 2013-2014. The dependent variables were based on prenatal care access: prenatal care appointments, […]
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The impact of migration on women’s mental health in the postpartum period

OBJECTIVE To assess the influence of I mmigration on the psychological health of women after childbirth. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, immigrant and Portuguese-native women delivering in the four public hospitals of the metropolitan area of Porto, Portugal, were contacted by telephone between February and December 2012 during the first postpartum month to schedule a […]
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Congenital syphilis: A sentinel event in antenatal care quality

A cross-sectional study was designed to be representative of low-risk pregnancies in women cared for at the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) network in the city of Rio de Janeiro, from November 2007 to July 2008. Pregnant women diagnosed with syphilis were identified through interviews, checking their antenatal care card and searching for reported cases in the public health information systems. Cases of congenital syphilis were sought at the disease reporting system (Sinam), the Mortality Information System (SIM) and the SUS’s Hospital Information System (SIH).
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An exploratory study of the costs and consequences of prenatal care in the Family Health Program.

OBJECTIVE:
To assess costs and consequences of prenatal care on perinatal morbidity and mortality.
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Factors associated with prenatal care and HIV and syphilis testing during pregnancy in primary health care

The impact of migration on women’s mental health in the postpartum period

Congenital syphilis: A sentinel event in antenatal care quality

An exploratory study of the costs and consequences of prenatal care in the Family Health Program.

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