… the Commonwealth ensured that every pregnant woman had the ability to have insurance so that she could have a healthy pregnancy, a full term birth and a healthy child. But The United States has one of the highest preterm birth rates in the world, which is a leading cause of infant mortality and maternal mortality. So on Monday, Prematurity Awareness Day, the March of doms released its 2025 scorecard on the state of maternal health and the United states received a D plus preterm birth grade for the fourth consecutive year in a row. (01:39–01:50)
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Asserts that the U.S. has a high preterm birth rate contributing to infant and maternal mortality.
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