Today the March of Dimes released its 2025 report card on the state of maternal and infant health, and the United States received a D for the preterm birth grade for the fourth consecutive year in a row. In 2024, 380,000 babies were born prematurely. That's 10.4% of all babies born. and the worst rates are in the southern region of the United States. These statistics are personal for me. My daughter was born nine weeks early when my placenta ruptured. (00:22–00:35)
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