Premature birth has consequences for children right into adulthood, according a study in Norway based on an analysis of more than a million births. Premature infants have an increased risk of dying in late childhood compared with healthy babies, and they are significantly less likely to have children themselves. Mothers who were premature are more likely to give birth early as well. The researchers say the extra lifetime burden of premature birth should be better recognised by doctors and taken into consideration when making decisions about treatment later in life.
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Premature babies face lifelong health problems - The Independent 26th March 2008
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