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Jennifer McClellan: “The United States received a D for the preterm birth grade…”

Featuring: Jennifer McClellan, Democratic | U.S. House Virginia, District 4

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McClellan Shares Her Story on Prematurity Awareness Day

Published | Video Starts at 00:14

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 10.4% of all babies born, and the worst rates are in the southern region of the United States. (00:14–00:22)

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Asserts that the U.S. received a D grade for preterm births for four consecutive years.

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