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We thank Laura Hedli for her critical review of the manuscript. This work was supported in part by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center at Stanford University, the Charles and Marie Robertson Foundation, the Christopher Hess Research Fund, the Charles B. and Ann L. Johnson Endowed Fund, and the Prematurity Research Fund.
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Stevenson, D.K., Wong, R.J., Aghaeepour, N. et al. Towards personalized medicine in maternal and child health: integrating biologic and social determinants. Pediatr Res 89, 252–258 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-020-0981-8
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