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.
Mika KigawaAkiko TsuchidaKenta MatsumuraMika ItoTomomi TanakaKei HamazakiYuichi AdachiHidekuni Inaderanull nullPublished in: BMJ open (2024)
Immigrant mothers to Japan had less knowledge about appropriate GWG, but their actual GWG was appropriate and they delivered fewer LBW infants than native Japanese mothers. These findings may indicate the presence of other protective factors for pregnancy or delivery among immigrant mothers.