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Review
. 2016 Jul 12;188(10):736-746.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.150450. Epub 2015 Dec 7.

Preterm birth: risk factor for early-onset chronic diseases

Thuy Mai Luu  1 , Sherri L Katz  2 , Paul Leeson  2 , Bernard Thébaud  2 , Anne-Monique Nuyt  2
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Review

Preterm birth: risk factor for early-onset chronic diseases

Thuy Mai Luu et al. CMAJ. .
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Common adverse intrauterine conditions that may trigger preterm birth (e.g., preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, fetal growth restriction and chorioamnionitis) can influence fetal programming. After birth, complications related to prematurity such as sepsis, lung and brain injury, and malnutrition — and their treatments (e.g., oxygen, parenteral nutrition, steroids) — further alter organ system development.
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