Regional variation in the development of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia and relation with sunshine duration in Japan: an ecological study.

Yasutaka KuniyoshiHaruka TokutakeNatsuki TakahashiAzusa KamuraSumie YasudaMakoto Tashiro

Published in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2021)

There could be regional variations in the medical care costs for neonatal hyperbilirubinemia in Japan. Short sunshine duration could be a prognostic factor for the development of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia.

Keyphrases

prognostic factors
climate change
risk assessment