Premature babies 'more likely to end up in lower-paid jobs'

Study of 15,000 British adults finds people born preterm are more likely to suffer financial as well as health consequences

Premature babies are more likely to be less intelligent, do worse at school and end up in lower-paid jobs than those born at full term, new research shows.

An analysis of the circumstances of more than 15,000 British adults also found that those born prematurely are much more likely to become unemployed, be less wealthy and not own a house.

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