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 …

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 …

Context Preterm birth is a major cause of infant morbidity and mortality. Less is known about
long-term health among persons born preterm. Objective To determine the long-term effects …

Context Preterm birth is the leading cause of infant mortality in developed countries, but the
association between gestational age at birth and mortality in adulthood remains unknown …

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 …

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 …

Importance Preterm birth has been associated with cardiometabolic, respiratory, and
neuropsychiatric disorders in adulthood. However, the prevalence of survival without any …

Background: Early-term birth (gestational age, 37–38 weeks) has been associated with
increased infant mortality relative to later-term birth, but mortality beyond infancy has not …

Background Although preterm birth< 37 weeks' gestation is the leading cause of neonatal
morbidity and mortality in the United States, the majority of data regarding preterm neonatal …

Background Preterm birth rate continues to rise around the world mainly at the expense of
late preterm newborns, recently defined as births between the gestational age of 34 weeks …