Born Too Soon Executive Summary

The third annual World Prematurity Day is November 17, 2013. See how nations around the world joined the movement last year, making commitments to tackle the growing problem of preterm birth. 

•  Explore country commitments and events 

Experts from across the reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health field write about preterm birth as it relates to cross-cutting work including the MDGs, family planning, the UN Commission on Life Saving Commodities for Women and Children, and the Every Woman Every Child movement.

Read the Born Too Soon blog series:

• Amelia's story, by Mandy Daly

• Why Family Planning Matters: Healthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancy to Achieve Optimal Birth Outcomes, by Winifride Mwebesa

• Saving premature babies by strengthening facility-based care in India, by Ashok Deorari

• Premature birth should not lead to premature death, by Louise Holly 

• Let's Change the Face of Preterm Birth, by Carole Presern 

• What if? #WorldPrematurityDay, by Kyle Hodges

• A New Study Says We Can't Prevent Most Preterm Births, So What Now?, by Carolyn Miles

• Can we cross the last ten feet to save newborn lives from preterm birth? by Gary Darmstadt, Cyril Engmann, Wendy Prosser and Joel Segre

• Myths and Misconceptions about Preterm Birth, by Mary Kinney

• The True Power of Parents, by Nicole Thiele

• Preterm Birth Can Be Reduced if Critical Actions Are Taken, by Michael Gravett

• Power in Numbers: Accountability and Monitoring of Preterm Birth in the United States, by Mary Giammarino

• Join the Global Movement to Tackle Preterm Birth, by JoAnn Paradis