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M F Silveira1, F C Barros, I K T Sclowitz
1Maternal & Child Department, Medical School, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil Postgraduate Programme in Epidemiology, Medical School, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil Postgraduate Course in Health & Behaviour, Catholic University of Pelotas, Brazil Sports Department & Postgraduate Programme in Physical Education, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil Epidemiology Research Centre, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil Nuffield Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, and Oxford Maternal & Perinatal Health Institute, Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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The Latin American site in the INTERGROWTH-21(st) Project was Pelotas, Brazil, with approximately 4000 births per year. The sample for the Newborn Cross-Sectional Study (NCSS) was drawn from four hospitals, covering 99% of births in the city. The Fetal Growth Longitudinal Study (FGLS) sample was recruited from one of the largest private ultrasound clinics in the city and 30 smaller, private, antenatal clinics serving middle to high socio-economic status women. Among this site's major challenges was the recruitment of women for FGLS from numerous different clinics. Several public relations activities were conducted to improve collaborative efforts between the research team and obstetricians, paediatricians and community leaders in Pelotas.
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