Assessment of the potential impacts of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster on maternal and fetal health in Hungary

Summary: A study comparing hospitalization rates among individuals exposed to the Chernobyl nuclear disaster who later immigrated to Israel found that the low exposure Chernobyl group had higher rates of hospitalization, particularly among women, in specific diagnostic groups, such as circulatory diseases and neoplasms. The Chernobyl-exposed populations showed elevated rates of hospitalization for neoplasms and circulatory diseases compared to other immigrant groups and Israeli born individuals. Overall, the effects of immigration on hospitalizations compared to the native-born Israeli population were observed across various diagnostic groups.