Table 1.
Characteristics of births with Down syndrome born in Brazil for the period between 2012 and 2018 (N = 157).
| Variables | Birth with Down Syndrome | |
|---|---|---|
| N | % | |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 75 | 47.8 |
| Female | 82 | 52.2 |
| Number of prenatal consultations * | ||
| <6 | 21 | 13.5 |
| ≥6 | 135 | 86.5 |
| Maternal age (years) | ||
| ≤34 | 76 | 48.4 |
| ≥35 | 81 | 51.6 |
| Level of maternal education * | ||
| High School | 25 | 16.0 |
| Incomplete Higher Education | 78 | 50.0 |
| Complete Higher Education | 53 | 34.0 |
| Marital states | ||
| With partner | 103 | 65.6 |
| Without partner | 54 | 34.4 |
| Father’s age (years) * | ||
| ≤29 | 16 | 15.7 |
| ≥30 | 86 | 84.3 |
| Weeks of gestation | ||
| <37 | 44 | 28.0 |
| ≥37 | 113 | 72.0 |
| Apgar at the 1st minute | ||
| <7 | 15 | 9.6 |
| 7 a 10 | 142 | 90.4 |
| Apgar at the 5th minute | ||
| <7 | 03 | 1.9 |
| 7 a 10 | 154 | 98.1 |
| Weight (grams) | ||
| <2500 | 40 | 25.5 |
| ≥2500 | 117 | 74.5 |
| Type of delivery | ||
| Vaginal | 50 | 31.9 |
| Cesarean | 107 | 68.1 |
* Data that do not reach the total number of live births with DS (N = 157), as they were not filled out in the Certificate of Live Birth or were ignored.