Mortality Among Young Adults Born Preterm and Early Term in 4 Nordic Nations.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Adverse long-term outcomes in individuals born before full gestation are not confined to individuals born at extreme gestational ages. Little is known regarding mortality patterns among individuals born in the weeks close to ideal gestation, and the exact causes are not well understood; both of these are crucial for public health, with the potential for modification of risk.

Objective

To examine the risk of all-cause and noncommunicable diseases (NCD) deaths among young adults born preterm and early term.

Design, setting, and participants

This multinational population-based cohort study used nationwide birth cohorts from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland for individuals born between 1967 and 2002. Individuals identified at birth who had not died or emigr

SUBMITTER: Risnes K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7794670 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature