The study reviewed information from 30 previous studies that together included about 1.5 million children (most born after 1995) from six continents, who were followed for time spans ranging from six months to 18 years.
About 14 percent of children born preterm (before 37 weeks of pregnancy) were diagnosed with a wheezing disorder, such as asthma, later in childhood, compared with about 8 percent of children who were born at full term (37 weeks or more).
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