Premature babies three times more likely to be hospitalised with infections in childhood, Oxford study finds

Premature babies three times more likely to be hospitalised with infections in childhood, Oxford study finds Premature babies are three times more likely to be hospitalised with infections later in childhood, a major Oxford study has found.

Health risks associated with being born earlier than 37 weeks (more than three weeks before the normal gestational period of 40 weeks) decline as children get older. The Daily Telegraph

See also:

• Gestational age and hospital admissions during childhood: population based, record linkage study in England (TIGAR study) The BMJ