Detecting geographical clusters of low birth weight and/or preterm birth in Japan

Abstract In Japan, mean birth weight has significantly decreased from 3152 g in 1979 to 3018 g in 2010 and the prevalence of preterm birth (PTB) has risen to 5.7% in the last thirty years. However, the presence and magnitude of geographical differences in low birthweight (LBW) and/or PTB in Japan is...

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Main Authors: Md. Obaidur Rahman, Daisuke Yoneoka, Yayoi Murano, Takashi Yorifuji, Hiromichi Shoji, Stuart Gilmour, Yoshiko Yamamoto, Erika Ota
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-28642-9