The effect of perinatal stress on the development of preterm infants KU Leuven
Worldwide, more than 10% of all babies are born preterm (< 37 weeks of gestation). In the global burden of disease, preterm birth complications account for 3.1% of all Disability Adjusted Life Years (i.e. the amount of years of healthy life lost due to death and non-fatal impairment or illness) which is in the same order of magnitude such as HIV/AIDS (Murray et al.; 2013). Advances in neonatal care, such as the use of antenatal ...