Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of medical resources in affected areas of the three prefectures
| Medical resources | Iwate | Miyagi | Fukushima |
| Paediatric clinic | 12.8 (14.3) | 80.3 (97.6) | 99.0 (144.6) |
| Paediatricians per 100 000 population |
8.0 (2.5) | 12.5 (1.6) | 23.8 (8.9) |
| Paediatrician | 32 (60.4) | 101 (123.9) | 70 (57.5) |
| PMC | 1.1 (0.9) | 2.5 (1.7) | 0.7 (0.8) |
| Ob-Gynper 100 000 population | 2.9 (1.9) | 2.7 (0.5) | 3.6 (1.1) |
| Ob-Gyn clinic | 4.9 (5.9) | 22.0 (32.1) | 19.8 (30.1) |
| Ob-Gyn doctor | 7 (8.6) | 37 (56.4) | 17 (18.4) |
| PHN | |||
| PHN before 2011 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| PHN 2011 | 128 (55.8) | 365 (92.3) | 204 (119.3) |
| PHN after 2011 | 132 (54.6) | 371 (86.1) | 213 (99.9) |
The value of each medical resource was expressed as mean (SD) before 2011 (2008–2010), during 2011 and after 2011 (2012–2014).
Ob-Gyn, obstetrics and gynaecology; PMC, perinatal medical centre; PHN, public health nurse.