According to a new study, premature birth increases one’s risk of suffering from chronic kidney disease later on in life. They were then followed into their mid-adulthood, and the study found 4,305 cases of chronic kidney disease. AdvertisingThe study, published in The BMJ, has deduced that birth before 37 weeks of gestation was generally associated with nearly double risk for kidney disease, while birth before 28 weeks tripled the risk. For every week of prematurity, the risk for chronic kidney disease increased by 4 per cent, calculated the researchers. The increased risk, however, was not found in the full-term siblings of premature babies who developed kidney disease.

Source: Indian Express May 02, 2019 10:55 UTC