Analysis of association between low birth weight and socioeconomic deprivation level in Japan: an ecological study using nationwide municipal data.

Published in: Maternal health, neonatology and perinatology (2022)

The socioeconomic deprivation level and low birth weight were positively associated, and a further study using individual data is warranted to verify reasons for the association.

Keyphrases

low birth weight
preterm infants
human milk
preterm birth
electronic health record
big data
wastewater treatment
climate change
cross sectional
data analysis
human health
risk assessment
sewage sludge
anaerobic digestion