A study published in Obstetrics and Gynecology looks at heart defects in babies during the Covid-19 pandemic. Prof Kevin McConway, Emeritus Professor of Applied Statistics, Open University, said: ...
1. In 2023, the preterm birth rate was 10.4%, remaining at a historical high. In 2013, it was 9.8%. 2. One-third of the country's largest cities received an "F" grade for preterm birth rates.
The nation's preterm birth rate, which last year was 10.4%, has not budged much in the past decade. Separately, a CDC report finds that babies born to Black moms die at a rate that's more than double ...