Area of research
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health · Nutrition and Dietetics
Research interest
Research interests include Global Maternal and Child Health, Child Nutrition and Water Access, Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare, and Breastfeeding Practices and Influences.
Maternidade na adolescência no Brasil: altas taxas de fecundidade e desigualdades gritantes entre municípios e regiões
Breastfeeding, early-life feeding practices and adolescent gut microbiota: Long-term associations in a birth cohort.
State of Inequality in Childhood Immunization: Monitoring Progress Across Low- and Middle-Income Countries over the Past Decade.
Maternity in adolescence in Brazil: high fertility rates and stark inequalities across municipalities and regions.
The 2025 report of the Lancet Countdown to 2030 for women's, children's, and adolescents' health: tracking progress on health and nutrition
Broken promises: the USA foreign aid freeze threatens women's, children's, and adolescents' health
Avaliação das desigualdades na saúde de mulheres e crianças: por quê, como e para quem? Análises do Sistema de Informações sobre Nascidos Vivos do Brasil
Equity of maternal and child health services in Afghanistan: a spatiotemporal analysis of national survey datasets.
Subnational trends and inequalities of under-immunisation and zero-dose among children aged 12-23 months in Uganda: a national population-based cross-sectional study.
Timely initiation of antenatal care in adolescent victims of sexual violence: implications for legal abortion in Brazil
Who are the women having non-institutional deliveries in Brazil and who attends them? An analysis of 13.7 million births, 2018-2022.
Influence of subnational contextual factors on demand for family planning satisfied by modern methods: a multilevel approach in 46 surveys from low- and middle-income countries.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lives of the 2004 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort adolescents.
Assessment of inequalities in women's and children's health: Why, how, and for whom? Analyses of the Brazilian Live Birth Information System.
Women’s empowerment and life stage: assessing intersectional differences in contraceptive method mix in sub-Saharan Africa
Lifetime Use of Dental Services and Dental Caries in Adolescents in 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort.
Timely initiation of antenatal care in adolescent victims of sexual violence: implications for legal abortion in Brazil.
Exploring the relationship between ultra-processed food consumption and gut microbiota at school age in a Brazilian birth cohort.
Inicio oportuno de la atención prenatal en adolescentes víctimas de violencia sexual: implicaciones para el aborto legal en Brasil
Cohort Profile Update: 2004 Pelotas (Brazil) Birth Cohort Study follow-up during adolescent years.
Child immunization status according to number of siblings and birth order in 85 low- and middle-income countries: a cross-sectional study.
Association between women's empowerment and demand for family planning satisfied among Christians and Muslims in multireligious African countries.
Accelerometer-based sleep metrics and gut microbiota during adolescence: Association findings from a Brazilian population-based birth cohort.
Early risk factors for conduct problem trajectories from childhood to adolescence: the 2004 Pelotas (BRAZIL) Birth Cohort.
Exploring the "Urban Advantage" in Access to Immunization Services: A Comparison of Zero-Dose Prevalence Between Rural, and Poor and Non-poor Urban Households Across 97 Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
Gender Gap for Accelerometry-Based Physical Activity Across Different Age Groups in 5 Brazilian Cohort Studies.
Comparison of Wealth-Related Inequality in Tetanus Vaccination Coverage before and during Pregnancy: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of 72 Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
Inequalities in ownership and availability of home-based vaccination records in 82 low- and middle-income countries.
Perception of parents and caregivers about the need for dental appointments for adolescents from a Brazilian birth cohort.
Changes of adolescent sleep patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic.