Born weighing just 2 pounds, 10 ounces, Aurora arrived via emergency C-section at 27 weeks into her mother's pregnancy.

Editor's note: This article has been revised to clarify that Aurora was discharged from the special care nursery after about two weeks. The infant's fingers, tiny and frail, poked at her mother's name ...

Preterm birth, defined as delivery between 20 and 36 weeks and six days, remains one of the most significant challenges in neonatal medicine. Babies born between 34 and 36+6 weeks are classified as ...