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Anibal Faundes

Pesquisador Sênior, Centro de Pesquisas em Saúde Reprodutiva de Campinas …
Verified email at cemicamp.org.br
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Family planning: the unfinished agenda

J Cleland, S Bernstein, A Ezeh, A Faundes, A Glasier… - The lancet, 2006 - thelancet.com
Promotion of family planning in countries with high birth rates has the potential to reduce
poverty and hunger and avert 32% of all maternal deaths and nearly 10% of childhood deaths. …

Caesarean delivery rates and pregnancy outcomes: the 2005 WHO global survey on maternal and perinatal health in Latin America

…, A Shah, L Campodónico, V Bataglia, A Faundes… - The Lancet, 2006 - thelancet.com
Background Caesarean delivery rates continue to increase worldwide. Our aim was to assess
the association between caesarean delivery and pregnancy outcome at the institutional …

Maternal and neonatal individual risks and benefits associated with caesarean delivery: multicentre prospective study

…, N Zavaleta, A Donner, D Wojdyla, A Faundes… - Bmj, 2007 - bmj.com
Objective To assess the risks and benefits associated with caesarean delivery compared
with vaginal delivery. Design Prospective cohort study within the 2005 WHO global survey on …

Prolonged intrauterine contraception: a seven-year randomized study of the levonorgestrel 20 mcg/day (LNg 20) and the Copper T380 Ag IUDS

…, F Alvarez, V Brache, F Thevenin, J Diaz, A Faundes… - Contraception, 1991 - Elsevier
A levonorgestrel-releasing IUD and the Copper T 380Ag IUD were in randomized comparison
for seven years in five clinics. In two other clinics the randomized study was truncated at …

[PDF][PDF] Maternal near miss and maternal death in the World Health Organization's 2005 global survey on maternal and perinatal health

JP Souza, JG Cecatti, A Faundes… - Bulletin of the World …, 2010 - SciELO Public Health
OBJECTIVE: To develop an indicator of maternal near miss as a proxy for maternal death
and to study its association with maternalfactors and perinatal outcomes. METHODS: In a …

Corticosteroid therapy for prevention of respiratory distress syndrome in severe preeclampsia

MMR Amorim, LC Santosa, A Faúndes - American journal of obstetrics and …, 1999 - Elsevier
Objective: The objective of the study was to determine the efficacy and side effects of
corticosteroid therapy for pregnant women with severe preeclampsia in the prevention of …

Long-term contraception with the levonorgestrel 20 mcg/day (LNg 20) and the copper T 380Ag intrauterine devices: a five-year randomized study

…, F Alvarez, V Brache, E Jimenez, J Diaz, A Faundes… - Contraception, 1990 - Elsevier
An intrauterine device, releasing approximately 20 μg/day of levonorgestrel (LNg 20), used
by 1124 women, was studied in a randomized trial of five years duration in comparison with …

[HTML][HTML] WHO global survey on maternal and perinatal health in Latin America: classifying caesarean sections

…, A Langer, A Narváez, A Velasco, A Faúndes… - Reproductive health, 2009 - Springer
Background Caesarean section rates continue to increase worldwide with uncertain
medical consequences. Auditing and analysing caesarean section rates and other perinatal …

Women's autonomy and scheduled cesarean sections in Brazil: a cautionary tale

JE Potter, K Hopkins, A Faúndes, I Perpétuo - Birth, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Background: In Brazil, one‐fourth of all women deliver in the private sector, where the rate
of cesarean deliveries is extremely high (70%). Most (64%) private sector cesareans are …

[HTML][HTML] Neonatal near miss approach in the 2005 WHO Global Survey Brazil

C Pileggi, JP Souza, JG Cecatti, A Faúndes - Jornal de pediatria, 2010 - SciELO Brasil
Objectives: To explore the use of the neonatal near miss concept as a tool to evaluate the
quality of neonatal care, as 3 million early neonatal deaths occur every year around the world …