Hypertension and chronic kidney disease (CKD) have a significant impact on global
morbidity and mortality. The Low Birth Weight and Nephron Number Working Group has …

Hypertension and chronic kidney disease (CKD) have a significant impact on global
morbidity and mortality. The Low Birth Weight and Nephron Number Working Group has …

Developmental programming of non-communicable diseases is now an established
paradigm. With respect to hypertension and chronic kidney disease, adverse events …

In 2008, the World Health Assembly endorsed WHO's Global Action Plan for the Prevention
and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) 2013–2020, 1 based on the …

An adverse intrauterine environment is associated with an increased risk of elevated blood
pressure and kidney disease in later life. Many studies have focused on low birth weight …

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 …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) can have an insidious onset because there is a gradual
decline in nephron number throughout life. There may be no overt symptoms of renal …

Hypertension (HTN) and chronic kidney disease are highly prevalent diseases that tend to
occur more frequently among disadvantaged populations, in whom prenatal care also tends …

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 …

Preterm birth is associated with adverse renal health outcomes including hypertension,
chronic kidney disease, and an increased rate of progression to end-stage renal failure. This …