The number of preterm and early-term births in the U.S. increased between 2014 and 2022, according to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The preterm birth rate — babies ...

A similar trend was observed among dyads with household income at 100-199% of the federal poverty level, with preterm birth rates rising from 7.8% in 2011 to 10.0% ( P <0.001) in 2021. Preterm birth ...

Preterm birth has lasting effects into adulthood, with very premature individuals struggling to form romantic relationships and having fewer children, according to the Bavarian Longitudinal Study.

The March of Dimes released its annual report during Premature Awareness Month. The rate of babies born premature in the United States has declined for the first time in six years, but experts warn it ...

About 10% of all infants born in the U.S. in 2021 were preterm — which means they were delivered earlier than 37 weeks of pregnancy, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Preterm ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Florida’s rate is slightly higher, at about 1 in 9 babies born preterm. In an average ...