Lung function after preterm birth: development from mid-childhood to adulthood

Background

As a result of advances in perinatal care, more small preterm infants survive. There are concerns that preterm birth and its treatments may harm pulmonary development and thereby lead to chronic airway obstruction in adulthood.

Objective

To assess the development of spirometric lung function variables from mid-childhood to adulthood after extreme preterm birth.

Methods

Two population-based cohorts born at...