The PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2025

The Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act has been reauthorized by the PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2025. Direct Link to Bill

Section 1: Short Title

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘PREEMIE Reauthor-ization Act of 2025’’.

SECTION 2. RESEARCH RELATING TO PRETERM LABOR AND DELIVERY

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(e) of the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act is amended to read as follows:“The Secretary shall conduct research on strategies to improve maternal and infant health, including opportunities for earlier detection of preterm birth risk factors.”

(b) Assessment topics. The following assessment topics are established with respect to the implementation of this section:

(1) The financial costs of premature birth to society, including—

“An analysis of stays in neonatal intensive care units and the cost of such stays.”

“Long-term costs of stays in such units to society and the family involved post-discharge.”

“Health care costs for families post-discharge from such units (such as medications, therapeutic services, co-payments for visits, and specialty equipment).”

(2) The factors that impact preterm birth rates.

(3) Opportunities for earlier detection of preterm birth risk factors, including—

“Opportunities to improve maternal and infant health.”

“Opportunities for public health programs to provide support and resources for parents in-hospital, in non-hospital settings, and post-discharge.”

SECTION 4. ANALYSIS

(c) Analysis. The analysis required by this section is an analysis of—

“Targeted research strategies to develop effective drugs, treatments, or interventions to bring at-risk pregnancies to term.”

“State and other programs’ best practices with respect to reducing premature birth rates.”

“Precision medicine and preventative care approaches starting early in the life course (including during pregnancy) with a focus on behavioral and biological influences on premature birth, child health, and the trajectory of such approaches into adulthood.”

SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE OF SECTION 4

(a) Effective date.—This section takes effect 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.

SECTION 6. FINDINGS REGARDING PREMATURE BIRTH

(a) Findings regarding premature birth. The following findings are made with respect to premature birth:

"Premature birth is a leading cause of infant mortality and long-term health problems."

"There is a need for further research on strategies to improve maternal and infant health, including opportunities for earlier detection of preterm birth risk factors."

SECTION 7. EFFECTIVE DATE OF SECTION 6

(a) Effective date.—This section takes effect 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.