March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card -US (IMAGE)

March of Dimes Foundation

March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card -US

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The national preterm birth rate fell to 11.4 percent in 2013 -- the lowest in 17 years -- meeting the federal Healthy People 2020 goal seven years early. Despite this progress, the US still received a "C" on the 7th annual March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card because it fell short of the more-challenging 9.6 percent target set by the March of Dimes, the group said today. The Report Card information for the US and states are available online at: marchofdimes.org/reportcard.

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