Born Too Soon: Preterm Births on the Rise

Recommended QUEST Resources

• More photos from this story - Born Too Soon: Preterm Births on the Rise flickr set

  Go behind the scenes at a neonatal nursery. See and discuss more photos from our TV Story, Born Too Soon: Preterm Births on the Rise.

• Discuss the Born Too Soon: Preterm Births on the Rise TV story

  Discuss the Born Too Soon: Preterm Births on the Rise story on the KQED QUEST Science Blog.

• Update from Producer Amy Miller on the QUEST Science Blog

  Find out how Producer Amy Miller, who is pregnant with twins in this story, is doing now.

Additional Links

• California Pacific Medical Center's web page on high-risk pregnancy

  California Pacific Medical Center provides a team of highly skilled physicians and nurses offering expert care for high-risk pregnancies and premature births.

• March of Dimes Prematurity page

  Prematurity is the leading killer of America's newborns. Those who survive often have lifelong problems. The March of Dimes has taken on this devastating problem.

• UCSF Children's Hospital Intensive Care Nursery

  The Intensive Care Nursery (ICN) at UCSF Children's Hospital provides care for critically ill newborns, requiring the expertise of staff trained to treat the smallest, sickest and most fragile babies. Founded in 1964, the nursery -- sometimes referred to as a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) -- was one of the first of its kind in the world. It now cares for more than 1,000 infants each year.

• UCSF Children's Hostpital Fetal Treatment Center

  The birthplace of fetal surgery.