Annual Societal Economic Cost Associated with Preterm Birth, US 2005 (IMAGE)

March of Dimes Foundation

Annual Societal Economic Cost Associated with Preterm Birth, US 2005

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The Institute of Medicine estimates the societal cost of premature birth to be more than $26 billion annually.

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