Differences in health literacy related to gestational weight gain and children’s birth weight according to maternal nativity status in the Japan Environment and Children’s Study (JECS): a longitudinal cohort study

Objectives We examined literacy related to healthy gestational weight gain (GWG) in immigrant and native Japanese mothers and determined whether it is associated with children’s birth weight.Design Longitudinal cohort study.Setting As the baseline survey in the Japan Environment and Children’s Study...

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Main Authors: Zentaro Yamagata, Takeo Nakayama, Reiko Kishi, Nobuo Yaegashi, Shuichi Ito, Mika Kigawa, Akiko Tsuchida, Mika Ito, Tomomi Tanaka, Kei Hamazaki, Yuichi Adachi, Hidekuni Inadera, Michihiro Kamijima, Kenta Matsumura, Yukihiro Ohya, Koichi Hashimoto, Chisato Mori, Masayuki Shima, Narufumi Suganuma, Takahiko Katoh, Tomotaka Sobue, Shin Yamazaki, Seiji Kageyama, Shoichi Ohga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2024-01-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/1/e076899.full