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In 2004, the Neonatal Research Network of Japan initiated a database registration system for high-risk infants in Japan. Currently, 65% of all very low the birth weight infants or infants born at <32 weeks of gestation are registered in the database. Approximately 4,000 new cases are registered annually. A unique feature of the database is that it includes outcome data at 1.5, 3, and 6 years after discharge from neonatal intensive care units. All registered data are fed back annually to the participating hospitals and used to benchmark neonatal care. Results from this database have also been published in many international journals. With the development of this database, neonatal medicine in Japan has progressed.
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To clarify the relationship between the general attitude towards gestational surrogacy and risk perception about pregnancy and infertility treatment. This study analysed the data of nationally representative cross-sectional surveys from 2007 concerning assisted reproductive technologies. The participants represented the general Japanese population. We used this data to carry out multivariate analysis. The main outcome measures were adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals from logistic regression models for factors including the effect of pregnancy risk perception on the attitude toward gestational surrogacy. In this survey, 3412 participants responded [response rate of 68.2%]. With regard to the attitude towards gestational surrogacy, 54.0% of the respondents approved of it, and 29.7% stated that they were undecided. The perception of a high level of risk concerning ectopic pregnancy, threatened miscarriage or premature birth, and pregnancy-induced hypertension influenced the participants' attitudes towards gestational surrogacy. Moreover, this perception of risk also contributed to a disapproval of the technique. Our findings suggest that a person who understands the risks associated with pregnancy might clearly express their disapproval of gestational surrogacy