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Contact: Elizabeth Lynch
elynch@marchofdimes.com
914-997-4286
March of Dimes Foundation
Caption: Of the 520,000 babies born preterm each year, about 80 percent are considered "late preterm," defined at birth between 34-36 weeks gestation.
Credit: CDC/NCHS, National Vital Statistics System
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