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Funding: This work was funded by the March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center at UCSF, and by ImmPort.

From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2026

Princess Beatrice has said premature birth can be "incredibly lonely", as she reflected on her own experience for a podcast ahead of World Prematurity Day.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2025

Prematurity, high maternal blood pressure, infections, and trauma during birth are all causes.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 22, 2022

Both Pratt and Faris have been advocates for the Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth.

From Slate • Nov. 5, 2021

Prematurity, a very delicate constitution, any severe or prolonged illness, and especially chronic disturbances of digestion making feeding difficult.

From The Care and Feeding of Children A Catechism for the Use of Mothers and Children's Nurses by Holt, L. Emmett