Preterm birth (gestational age< 37 completed weeks) has increased in prevalence in most
countries in the past 20 years and now affects nearly 11% of all births worldwide. Because of …

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a chronic lung disease of primarily premature infants
that results from an imbalance between lung injury and repair in the developing lung. BPD is …

Premature birth is a significant cause of infant and child morbidity and mortality. In the United
States, the premature birth rate, which had steadily increased during the 1990s and early …

Background Infants born extremely preterm (< 28 weeks gestational age (GA)) face a high
risk of neonatal mortality. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is the most common morbidity …

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a common complication of extreme prematurity, and
its rate is not improving, despite advances in perinatal intensive care. Children with BPD …

In this review of 126 publications, we report that an overwhelming majority of adults born at
preterm gestations remain healthy and well. However, a small, but a significant fraction of …

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a chronic respiratory disease associated with
premature birth that primarily affects infants born at less than 28 weeks' gestational age …

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is among the most common and serious sequelae of
preterm birth. BPD affects at least one‐quarter of infants born with birth weights less than …

Background Accumulating evidence implicates early life factors in the aetiology of non-
communicable diseases, including asthma/wheezing disorders. We undertook a systematic …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death
worldwide. COPD, however, is a heterogeneous collection of diseases with differing causes …