Racial disparities worsened, with preterm birth rates among babies born to black women climbing to 14.7%, now nearly 1.5 times higher than the rate for babies overall. Babies born to moms covered by Medicaid faced a preterm birth rate of 11.7%, compared to 9.6 for private insured births. 24.5% of pregnant women did not begin care in the first trimester, the fourth straight year in a row for that decline. (02:37–02:48)
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Asserts that Medicaid-covered births have a higher preterm rate than privately insured births.
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