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In this review, Raju et al. report that an overwhelming majority of adults born preterm were healthy and well (1). However, a small, but significant, fraction of them still faced a higher risk of developing neuropsychological and behavioural problems, hypersensitive disorders and metabolic syndrome earlier than their term-born counterparts. The authors maintain that preterm birth needs to be considered a chronic condition, with a slight increase in the risk of long-term morbidities. Therefore, obtaining a birth history from all patients, irrespective of their age, should be routine, as this would help early diagnoses and timely interventions. Nilsson and Ignell discuss the paper (2).