Number of preterm births per year (approximately 10% of infants)

Range ~15,000,000 preterm births/year
Organism Human Homo sapiens
Reference Malik S et al., Neurogenesis continues in the third trimester of pregnancy and is suppressed by premature birth. J Neurosci. 2013 Jan 9 33(2):411-23. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4445-12.2013 p.411 left column bottom paragraph and p.421 left column bottom paragraphPubMed ID23303921
Comments P.411 left column bottom paragraph: "Every year, about 15 million infants are born preterm worldwide. These infants exhibit significant reduction in cortical gray matter volume and manifest with moderate to severe neurodevelopmental disability at 1 year of age (Dyet et al., 2006, Thompson et al., 2007). They continue to display impaired cortical growth even in childhood and adolescence (de Kieviet et al., 2012)." P.421 left column bottom paragraph: "Approximately 10% of infants are born premature worldwide, and these infants are at high risk of neurodevelopmental disabilities, cognitive dysfunctions, and behavioral disorders."
Entered by Uri M
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