Not really differing on any of the points raised above, and it is truly wonderful and a blessing that our success in saving preterm babies (including one of my own, when my own health was a shambles, and might I say that even with successful outcomes, such as my child's, the trauma of a recovery from preterm birth on both the infant and the family can be very difficult and with longterm consequences) is so good once they are born prematurely, but a question that comes to mind is why not more focus on prevention of preterm births in the first place, and on healthy pregnancies; why do we have so many premature births - more than many other much less medically technologically advanced areas of the world, according to the WHO?

http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/...-table-T3.html