Why does prematurity awareness matter? We asked Dr. Kjersti Aagaard, maternal fetal medicine physician and a national physician advisor at HCA Healthcare. Each year in the US, 1 in 10 babies is born preterm. Prematurity impacts far too many moms and babies and is influenced by a variety of social and community factors. 1️⃣Preterm babies may have more health problems than babies born later. These include problems with their brain, lungs, heart, eyes, and other organs. 2️⃣Some preterm babies must