Long-Term Medical and Social Consequences of Preterm Birth

20081,358 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Rolv T. Lie · Norwegian Institute of Public Health

Trond Markestad · Haukeland University Hospital

Abstract

In this cohort of people in Norway who were born between 1967 and 1983, the risks of medical and social disabilities in adulthood increased with decreasing gestational age at birth.

Topics & Keywords

Infant Development and Preterm Care Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Neonatal and fetal brain pathology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Gender equality

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 359, Issue 3, pp. 262-273

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa0706475

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