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 …

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 …

In 2003, 12.3% of births in the United States were preterm (< 37 completed weeks of
gestation). This represents a 31% increase in the preterm birth rate since 1981. The largest …

Over the last 50 years in the United States a rising preterm birth rate, a progressive decrease
in preterm mortality, and a lowering of the limit of viability have made preterm birth a …

A significant increase in preterm births (those born< 37 weeks of gestation) from 10.62% to
12.73% of all births occurred between 1990 and 2005. 1 Throughout this time, infants born …

Preterm birth (gestational age< 37 weeks) has a worldwide prevalence of nearly 11%, and>
95% of preterm infants who receive modern neonatal and pediatric care now survive into …

BACKGROUND One of the many objectives of the US Healthy People 2010 is to reduce
preterm birth rate to 7.6% by 2010. However, there has been a gradual increase of up to …

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 …

In this review of 126 publications, we report that an overwhelming majority of adults born at
preterm gestations remain healthy and well. However, a small, but a significant fraction of …

The rates of preterm birth and low birthweight have risen in the United States, despite
unprecedented growth in the understanding of almost every dimension of human biology at …