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Preterm birth rate

Pregnant woman sits on chair at a clinic as a gynecologist checks baby heart rate with stethoscope.
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By Metro Creative

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, preterm birth affected one of every 10 infants born in the United States in 2020.

Those numbers reflect a small decline in the preterm birth rate from a year prior. Preterm birth rates vary significantly along racial and ethnic lines, as the CDC reports that the rate of preterm birth was 14.4% among African American women.

By contrast, the rate was 9.1% among white women and 9.8% among Hispanic women. Pregnant women or women who hope to become pregnant can speak with their physicians about preterm birth, including their own risk and what they can do to possibly prevent such an outcome.

— Metro Creative

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