The rapidly growing number of adult survivors of preterm birth has necessitated and made
possible for the first time large-scale investigations of long-term outcomes of preterm birth …

Because of remarkable advances in the treatment of preterm birth, physicians increasingly
encounter adult patients who were born preterm. However, research now shows that …

In 1998, Dr David Barker pioneered the novel idea that common chronic diseases result not
only from bad genes and an unhealthy lifestyle, but also from alterations in the intrauterine …

The preterm birth rate in the United States is 10%, with 8% being born between 36 and 32
weeks of gestation, and the remaining 2% born less than 31 weeks of gestation. The global …

Preterm birth (gestational age< 37 completed weeks) has increased in prevalence in most
countries in the past 20 years and now affects nearly 11% of all births worldwide. Because of …

Due to a shortened period of in utero organ development, premature infants are at higher
risk of chronic respiratory, cardiac, renal, and endocrine system disorders later in life. With …

Background People who were born prematurely have high risks of many individual diseases
and conditions in the early part of the life course. However, our knowledge of the burden of …

Preterm birthrates, coupled with excellent preterm birth survival rates, guarantee that every
health care provider, regardless of specialty, is caring for patients who were born preterm …

Preterm births (< 37 weeks' gestation) are increasing worldwide and account for 8% of
Canadian births. 1 With advances in perinatal care over the last 20–30 years, more than …

Extremely preterm birth reflects global disruption of the third trimester environment. Young
adults born preterm have an adverse cardiovascular and metabolic health profile, together …