U.S. Lowering Rate of Premature Births, But Slowly by Shefali S. Kulkarni. Kaiser Health News. November 13, 2012.
According to a March of Dimes report, the preterm birth rate for the U.S. is at the lowest rate in a decade at 11.7 percent in 2011. This reverses a 30 increase before 2006 of increasing preterm birth rate. The March of Dimes goal is to bring the rate to 9.6 by 2020.
Four evidence-based interventions cold lower the rate: (1) insuring expectant moms, (2) reducing the number of scheduled deliveries, (3) investing in smoking cessation programs, and (4) using progesterone therapy to help delay contracts.
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