Advisory Board November 18, 2025
According to a new report from the March of Dimes, the United States has earned a D+ grade for preterm births for the fourth year in a row, with the national preterm birth rate remaining stagnant at 10.4%.
US preterm births remain high
In the 2025 March of Dimes Report Card, the United States earned a D+ grade for preterm births for the fourth consecutive year. In 2024, the national preterm birth rate was 10.4%, a number held three years in a row.
Half of all U.S. states received either a D or an F grade for preterm births, with 21 states seeing their rates of preterm births worsening over the last year. New Hampshire was the only state...
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