The Gainesville Sun
Based on its grade of D on the recent March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card, Florida needs to do more to avoid the health and societal risks linked to preterm births.
Florida received the grade based on its rate of 13.6 percent preterm births among all births statewide in 2013. The rate was 11.8 percent in Alachua County.
Babies born before the 37th week of pregnancy are considered preterm.
The U.S. rate is far above the rates of other industrialized countries. The […]