If it is true that...

The fetus accumulates a very large amount of iron and absorbs melatonin from the maternal circulation

and

Prolactin is sometimes elevated in the newborn

and

Premature babies are often given extra oxygen, which tends to cause vasoconstriction by displacing carbon dioxide

and

Synthetic glucocorticoids are often given to premature babies, adding to the risk of retinal damage

Then it must be true that...

Retinopathy of prematurity has blinded tens of thousands of people