Premature births in the U.S. remain at an all-time high, the ... - NBC News
8 hours ago · Many pregnant women in the U.S, particularly in the South, face inadequate prenatal care, complicated by abortion restrictions, air pollution and extreme heat, according to a new March of Dimes ...
High rates of preterm birth and infant deaths get the US another …
5 hours ago · Preterm birth is a leading cause of infant deaths in the United States. For every 1,000 babies born in 2023, about six died, according to provisional data released Thursday by the US Centers for ...
US Earns D+ for Preterm Birth Rate for Third Consecutive Year in …
19 hours ago · Preterm birth: The national preterm birth rate remains at 10.4% with Black moms facing a preterm birth rate of 14.7%, almost 1.5 times higher than the national average. Inadequate prenatal care: Rates of inadequate prenatal care reached 15.7%, the highest in a decade with disparities most pronounced in Black and AI/AN communities.
US Gets D+ Grade From March of Dimes For Stubbornly High Preterm …
4 hours ago · The nation's preterm birth rate, which last year was 10.4%, has not budged much in the past decade. Separately, a CDC report finds that babies born to Black moms die at a rate that's more than double the rate of those born to white moms. NBC News: Premature Births In The U.S. Remain At An All-Time High, The March Of Dimes Reports
RCOG responds to House of Lords Preterm Birth Committee report
19 hours ago · Today (Thursday 14 November), the House of Lords Preterm Birth Committee has published its 2024-25 session report, ‘Preterm birth: reducing risks and improving lives’. The report summarises key themes and findings from the committee’s preterm birth inquiry, which took written and oral evidence from over 100 individuals and organisations ...
Preterm birth rate in the US is rising, study finds, but the ... - CNN
Feb 2, 2024 · The rate of preterm births in the United States has been rising, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics,...
For second year in a row, US gets D+ grade for high preterm birth ... - CNN
Nov 16, 2023 · The new report also showed that infants born to Black mothers were more likely to be born preterm. The preterm birth rate among these babies was 1.5 times higher than the rate among all other...
152 million babies born preterm in the last decade
May 9, 2023 · An estimated 13.4 million babies were born pre-term in 2020, with nearly 1 million dying from preterm complications, according to a new report released by United Nations agencies and partners today. This is equivalent to around 1 in 10 babies born early (before 37 weeks of pregnancy) worldwide.
1 in 10 babies worldwide are born early, with major impacts on …
Oct 6, 2023 · A study by WHO, UNICEF and LSHTM reveals high rates of preterm births in sub-Saharan Africa and southern Asia, and the need for better prevention and care. Preterm births are the leading cause of death in children under 5 and increase the risk of illnesses and disabilities.
Genetic Discovery Reveals Who Can Benefit from Preterm Birth …
UCSF researchers have discovered genetic mutations that predict response to progesterone treatment for preterm birth, a condition that affects 1 in 10 infants in the U.S. They also identified new targets and potential drugs for preterm birth prevention based on genetic screening.