Posts Tagged ‘complications of prematurity’
Preemies at Risk for Kidney Disease – Prematurity Awareness
Thursday, November 20, 2008 20:02 No CommentsA recent study which is set to be published in the January 2009 issue of Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology has shown that low birth weight babies (those born weighing less than 5.5 pounds) have an increased risk for a type of chronic kidney disease called focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. This condition causes [...]
