America Has Never Taken Its Preemie Crisis Seriously

It’s been 10 years since my daughter was born. That was the best and worst day of my life.

Jessica Valenti
GEN
Published in
4 min readAug 14, 2020

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My daughter, Layla, turns 10 years old tomorrow — it’s a bittersweet day for me. Her birthday marks the moment when the person most precious to me came into the world, but it’s also the anniversary of the worst and scariest…

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Jessica Valenti
GEN
Writer for

Feminist author & columnist. Native NYer, pasta enthusiast.