Georgia was graded an F in the 2024 March of Dimes Report Card for its high rate of preterm births, according to the March of Dimes. The preterm birth rate in Georgia was 11.8% in 2023, higher than ...
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 ...