Enny S. Paixao and colleagues estimate excess all-cause mortality in children under five years with congenital syphilis compared to those without congenital syphilis in Brazil.
Maria da Conceição Costa and colleagues investigate the sequence of events leading to death of children with Congenital Zika syndrome up to 36 months of age.
In a quasi-experimental study, Daiane Borges Machado and colleagues investigate the association between rates of suicide and the Bolsa Familia cash transfer program in the 100 Million Brazilian Cohort.
In a study of linked population-based data, Enny Paixao and colleagues study the associations between cesarean section and child mortality among 17.8 million live births in Brazil.