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Sweden: A recent study published in PLOS Medicine found an increased risk of premature birth in offspring born to parents with a history of psychiatric disorders. The research shows, for the first...

Norway: A nationwide register study from Finland and Norway found that preterm babies are more likely to have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or asthma in adulthood. “The risk decreased...

Children born preterm are more likely to have respiratory symptoms at least up to middle age, according to one study.

Breathing problems are among the most common problems that babies born preterm have after birth. A new study of over 2.6 million people from Finland and Norway shows that such problems may extend at least up to middle age.

Premature babies may have greater risk of early death as adults, study suggests CNN 1/20/2021 By Katie Hunt, CNN © Shutterstock For individuals born preterm, there is a modestly greater risk of dying prematurely in adulthood when compared to those born after 38 weeks, a recent study has revealed. One in 10 babies around the world is born prematurely, and the vastly improved survival rates of preemies is one of the most striking advances of modern health care -- with the ove...

Preemies may have greater risk of premature death as adults, study suggests One in 10 babies around the world is born prematurely, and the vastly improved survival rates of preemies is one of the most striking advances of modern health care — with the overwhelming majority of those born preterm reaching adulthood. But what are the long-term health risks of being born too early as these infants approach middle and old age? It’s a question that has been difficult to answer with many individua...

Jan 12, 2021 Association appears stronger for women than men Preterm birth was associated with increased mortality in adolescents and adults age 50 and younger, compared to full-term birth, in a population-based cohort study that included more than 6 million people born in the Nordic Region. Early preterm ( 34 weeks) birth was associated with a 1.4-fold increased risk of death from all causes between the ages of 15 and 50 years, while late preterm birth (34-36 weeks) was associated with a 1.2-f...