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Birth Outcomes after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Disaster: A
Long-Term Retrospective Study
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Leppold C
; Nomura S
; Sawano T
; Ozaki A
; Tsubokura M
; Hill S
; Kanazawa Y
; Anbe H
Int J Environ Res Public Health
2017[May]; 14
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Changes in population birth outcomes, including increases in low birthweight or
preterm births, have been documented after natural and manmade disasters.
However, information is limited following the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear
Power Plant Disaster. In this study, we assessed whether there were long-term
changes in birth outcomes post-disaster, compared to pre-disaster data, and
whether residential area and food purchasing patterns, as proxy measurements of
evacuation and radiation-related anxiety, were associated with post-disaster
birth outcomes. Maternal and perinatal data were retrospectively collected for
all live singleton births at a public hospital, located 23 km from the power
plant, from 2008 to 2015. Proportions of low birthweight (<2500 g at birth) and
preterm births (<37 weeks gestation at birth) were compared pre- and
post-disaster, and regression models were conducted to assess for associations
between these outcomes and evacuation and food avoidance. A total of 1101 live
singleton births were included. There were no increased proportions of low
birthweight or preterm births in any year after the disaster (merged
post-disaster risk ratio of low birthweight birth: 0.98, 95% confidence interval
(CI): 0.64-1.51; and preterm birth: 0.68, 95% CI: 0.38-1.21). No significant
associations between birth outcomes and residential area or food purchasing
patterns were identified, after adjustment for covariates. In conclusion, no
changes in birth outcomes were found in this institution-based investigation
after the Fukushima disaster. Further research is needed on the pathways that may
exacerbate or reduce disaster effects on maternal and perinatal health.