An estimated 14.8 million babies are born preterm every year, before 37 completed weeks of gestation.1 Of these, around a million die because of direct complications,2 another 912 000 have mild to severe neurodevelopmental impairment, and many more have milder disabilities or suboptimal child development.3 A preterm baby’s chance of survival and development depends largely on where they live with the majority of preterm births and related deaths occurring in southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.1, 2,
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