What are the causes for low birthweight in Japan? A single hospital-based study.

Low-birthweight (LBW; <2,500 g) babies are at a higher risk of poor educational achievement, disability, and metabolic diseases than normal-birthweight babies in the future. However, reliable data on factors that contribute to LBW have not been considered previously. Therefore, we aimed to examin...

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Main Authors: Yoshifumi Kasuga, Satoru Ikenoue, Masumi Tamagawa, Maki Oishi, Toyohide Endo, Yu Sato, Miho Iida, Yasunori Sato, Mamoru Tanaka, Daigo Ochiai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253719

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