Preterm birth incidence has risen globally and remains a major cause of neonatal mortality
despite improved survival. Demand and cost of initial hospitalization has also increased …

Preterm birth is one of the main causes for infant morbidity and mortality. Apart from negative
health outcomes, preterm birth also produces significant health care expenditures. This …

Despite an increasing body of knowledge on the adverse clinical sequelae associated with
late preterm birth and early term birth, little is known about their economic consequences or …

Preterm birth (PTB) is one of the major health-care challenges of our time. Being born too
early is associated with major risks to the child with potential for serious consequences in …

Preterm birth (PTB; birth before 37 completed weeks of gestation) remains the major cause
of neonatal morbidity and mortality. The current generation of biomarkers predictive of PTB …

Background Prematurity is the second-leading cause of death in children under the age of 5
worldwide. It is predicted that the future climate will have more intense, longer lasting and …

Large randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in preterm infants offer unique opportunities for
mechanistic evaluation of the risk factors leading to serious diseases, as well as the actions …

Background Being born before full gestation can have short-term and life-long health
implications, yet it remains difficult to determine the risk of preterm birth among expectant …

Background Every year, about 15 million of the world's infants are born preterm (before 37
weeks gestation). In Alberta, the preterm birth rate was 8.7% in 2015, the second highest …

Importance Preterm birth is associated with an increased risk for long-lasting attention
deficits. Early-life markers of attention abnormalities have not been established to date but …