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Association of excessive mobile phone use during pregnancy with birth weight: an adjunct study in Kumamoto of Japan Environment and Children's Study.

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Lu X, Oda M, Ohba T, Mitsubuchi H, Masuda S, Katoh T. · 2017

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The mean infant birth weight was lower and infant emergency transport frequency higher in the excessive mobile phone use group compared to the ordinary use group.

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The study aimed to determine the associations of excessive mobile phone use with neonatal birth weight and infant health status. A sample of 461 mother and child pairs participated in a survey on maternal characteristics, infant characteristics, and maternal mobile phone usage information during pregnancy. The mean infant birth weight was lower in the excessive use group than in the ordinary use group, and the frequency of infant emergency transport was significantly higher in the excessive use group than in the ordinary use group.

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The researchers noted that pregnant women in Japan tend to excessively use mobile phones. They concluded that excessive mobile phone use during pregnancy may be a risk factor for lower birth weight and a high rate of infant emergency transport.

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The aim of the present study was to determine the associations of excessive mobile phone use with neonatal birth weight and infant health status.

A sample of 461 mother and child pairs participated in a survey on maternal characteristics, infant ...

Our results showed that pregnant women tend to excessively use mobile phones in Japan. The mean infa...

Excessive mobile phone use during pregnancy may be a risk factor for lower birth weight and a high rate of infant emergency transport.

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Lu X, Oda M, Ohba T, Mitsubuchi H, Masuda S, Katoh T. (2017). Association of excessive mobile phone use during pregnancy with birth weight: an adjunct study in Kumamoto of Japan Environment and Children's Study. Environ Health Prev Med. 22(1):52, 2017.
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@article{x_2017_association_of_excessive_mobile_2384,
  author = {Lu X and Oda M and Ohba T and Mitsubuchi H and Masuda S and Katoh T.},
  title = {Association of excessive mobile phone use during pregnancy with birth weight: an adjunct study in Kumamoto of Japan Environment and Children's Study.},
  year = {2017},
  
  url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29165149/},
}
PubMed: 29165149

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The aim was to determine the associations of excessive mobile phone use with neonatal birth weight and infant health status.
A sample of 461 mother and child pairs participated in a survey on maternal and infant characteristics and mobile phone usage during pregnancy.
The mean infant birth weight was lower in the excessive use group than in the ordinary use group, and the frequency of infant emergency transport was significantly higher in the excessive use group.
Excessive mobile phone use during pregnancy may be a risk factor for lower birth weight and a high rate of infant emergency transport.
The results showed that pregnant women tend to excessively use mobile phones in Japan.