Preterm birth: risk factor for early-onset chronic diseases

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Preterm births (< 37 weeks’ gestation) are increasing worldwide and account for 8% of Canadian births.[1][1] With advances in perinatal care over the last 20–30 years, more than 90% of preterm infants survive and enter adulthood.[2][2] The “Barker hypothesis” of fetal origins of adult