U.S. PRETERM BIRTH RATE SHOWS FIVE-YEAR IMPROVEMENT

U.S. Earns a “C” on the 2012 March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – The U.S. preterm birth rate dropped for the fifth consecutive year in 2011 to 11.7 percent, the lowest in a decade, giving thousands more babies a healthy start in life and saving billions in health and social costs. “These results demonstrate that many premature births can be prevented with the ri...

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