three maternities of the public health system and three private maternities in a city in São
Paulo, Brazil, between 2000 and 2002. This study aimed to compare the profile of mothers
attended in both systems. The database of Ribeirão Preto was used and 5,286 adolescent
mothers between 10 and 19 years old were selected according to type of delivery, level of
instruction, number of prenatal consultations and parity. We found that the users of the public …