Live-birth register and its importance to maternal and child care planning

Authors

  • Maria Stella Levy USP; Faculdade de Saúde Pública; Centro de Estudos de Dinâmica Populacional
  • Arnaldo A. Siqueira USP; Faculdade de Saúde Pública; Departamento de Epidemiologia
  • Maria Helena Silveira USP; Faculdade de Saúde Pública; Departamento de Epidemiologia
  • Susana P. Taschner USP; Faculdade de Saúde Pública; Centro de Estudos de Dinâmica Populacional

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101971000100004

Keywords:

Birth certificates, Maternal and child care planning, Vital Statistics, Demography

Abstract

With basic on a probabilistic sample of live births collected in maternities, an estimative of the proportion of live births registered was made. According to the Brazilian law, the register has to be done in an especific date and place, depending on the local area where the birth occurred. The year-base for this study was 1969.

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Published

1971-06-01

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (1971)

Section

Original Articles

How to Cite

Levy, M. S., Siqueira, A. A., Silveira, M. H., & Taschner, S. P. (1971). Live-birth register and its importance to maternal and child care planning . Revista De Saúde Pública, 5(1), 41-46. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101971000100004