2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Study on the validity of the concept of low-birth-weight regarding multiple births babies
Project/Area Number |
26670335
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Research Field |
Hygiene and public health
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Research Institution | Ishikawa Prefectural Nursing University |
Principal Investigator |
OOKI Syuichi 石川県立看護大学, 看護学部, 教授 (00303404)
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Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
HIKO Kiyomi 金城大学, 看護学部, 教授 (80531912)
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Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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Keywords | 低出生体重児 / 多胎児 / 相対危険 / 妊娠期間 / DOHaD仮説 / 周産期死亡率 / 乳児死亡率 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The concept of low-birth-weight was further validated using open access data of vital statistics and literature review. New born babies with birthweight more than 1,000g and below 2,500g are healthier in multiple births infants than singleton babies. This tendency was obvious regarding birthweight with more than 1,000g and below 2,000g. This result suggested that middle or long-term effect of intra-uterine nutritional condition is different between singletons and multiples. Regarding multiple births babies, stereotypical health guidance using birthweight (cutoff point of 2,500g) is insufficient and should be improved.
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Free Research Field |
医歯薬学
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