Preterm birth and subsequent timing of pubertal growth, menarche, and voice break

We evaluated pubertal growth and pubertal timing of participants born preterm compared to those born at term.In the ESTER Preterm Birth Study, we collected growth data and measured final height of men/women born very or moderately preterm (<34 gestational weeks, n = 52/55), late preterm (34-<37 weeks, 94/106), and term (≥37 weeks, 131/151), resulting in median 9 measurements at ≥6 years. Timing of menarche or voice break was self-reported. Peak...