Objective To investigate the relation between preterm birth (gestational age< 37 weeks) and
risk of CKD from childhood into mid-adulthood. Design National cohort study. Setting …

Preterm birth occurs in approximately 10% of all births worldwide. Preterm infants have
reduced nephron numbers at birth in proportion to gestational age, and are at increased risk …

Children born at low birth weights (both due to prematurity and/or intrauterine growth
restriction) show increased risk of kidney dysfunction during adulthood. A better …

Thanks to remarkable advances in neonatal intensive care, infants who once had little
chance for survival can now enter adulthood. Yet the consequences of premature birth or …

Background According to the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD)
hypothesis, several noncommunicable diseases, including hypertension, type 2 diabetes …

BACKGROUND: Premature birth and intrauterine growth restriction may increase the risk of
developing renal disease at adult age. Renal function may already be impaired at young …

Although the majority of preterm neonates now survive infancy, there is emerging
epidemiological evidence to demonstrate that individuals born preterm exhibit an elevated …

Infants born prematurely at< 37 weeks' gestation account for over 80% of infants weighing<
2,500 g at birth—low birth weight (LBW) infants. This designation remains the surrogate …

Aims Preterm birth has been associated with elevated blood pressure early in life; however,
hypertension risks from childhood into adulthood remain unclear. We conducted a large …

Abstract Development of CKD may be programmed prenatally. We sought to determine the
association of childhood CKD with prenatal risk factors, including birth weight, maternal …