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March of Dimes Foundation

Average First Year Medical Cost and Average Length of Hospital Stay for Preterm Babies

Caption: Preterm babies are hospitalized much longer and the hospital costs are 10 times higher than those of a full term baby.

Credit: Institute of Medicine/March of Dimes

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