Deaths of newborns increased in areas irradiated by Fukushima nuclear disaster

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Academic paper: “Increases in perinatal mortality in prefectures contaminated by the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident in Japan”  
Source Institute: 医療問題研究会
エビデンスに基づく保健・医学・薬学(EBM)の実践的研究を
Institute link : http://ebm-jp.com
Link to full text pdf: http://ebm-jp.com/wp-content/uploads/media-2016002-medicine.pdf
Authors and copyright:  Hagen Heinrich Scherb, Dr rer nat Dipl-Matha,∗, Kuniyoshi Mori, MDb, Keiji Hayashi, MDcEditor: Roman Leischik.
Abstract:
Descriptive observational studies showed upward jumps in secular European perinatal mortality trends after Chernobyl.
The question arises whether the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident entailed similar phenomena in Japan. For 47 prefectures representing 15.2 million births from 2001 to 2014, the Japanese government provides monthly statistics on 69,171 cases of perinatal death of the fetus or the newborn after 22 weeks of pregnancy to 7 days after birth.
Employing change-point methodology for detecting alterations in longitudinal data, we analyzed time trends in perinatal mortality in the Japanese prefectures stratified by exposure to estimate and test potential increases in perinatal death proportions after…

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2 thoughts on “Deaths of newborns increased in areas irradiated by Fukushima nuclear disaster”

  1. WE AT ALL AGES, FROM TIME OF CONCEPTION TO THE TIME OF OUR LASTS BREATHS SHALL HAVE RADIATION, WE ARE NOW IN THE MISTS OF THE THIRD WORLD WAR AND FINAL WAR. THERE SHALL BE MORE THAN ENOUGH RADIATION FOR ALL OF US. JESUS CHRIST RETURN IS OUR ONLY SOLUTION NOW.

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