World Prematurity Day: Famous people who were born prematurely
By: Team Ifairer | Posted: 17-11-2018
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Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder was born at 34 weeks gestation in 1950. A child prodigy and hugely successful musician, he has won 22 Grammy awards and has had over 30 top 10 hits. Stevie Wonder is blind due to retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), a complication of prematurity caused by underdeveloped vessels on a premature baby's retinas.