Association between long Internet use during pregnancy and low birth weight: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Low birth weight (LBW) is an important public health issue that affects development and health over a long period. However, there has been no sufficient decrease in the prevalence of LBW, and it is important to identify preventable factors for LBW which remain to be clarified. The purpose of this study was to clarify the association between Internet use for many hours during pregnancy and LBW.

Methods

The subjects were mothers who had submitted the pregnancy notification form in Matsue City between April 2016 and September 2017 and their children. The data provided by Matsue City authorities consisted of 2,465 records. We analyzed 2,089 records, excluding untraceable records, those with insufficient information, those on multiple pregnancy, and those on pregnant s

SUBMITTER: Sakakihara A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11652968 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature