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State does better preventing premature births

November 17, 2009 By Bob Hague

Wisconsin is doing better in preventing premature births. Doctor Jennifer Howse, President of the March of Dimes, says premature births continue to be a problem. “The babies who are born too soon are at risk of neonatal death,” says Howse. “Prematurity is a major cause of childhood disability, and there is $26 billion dollars of costs associated with caring for these pre-term babies.”

Wisconsin actually improved its letter grade from the March of Dimes, up from a D last year, to a C. But the nation overall still rates a D. “The two regions in the world with the highest rates of pre-term birth are Africa and North America,” Howse says. “Our standing is not good in the world, and we really need to address this problem as a nation.”

Wisconsin was able to do better by getting more women insured, decreasing smoking by expectant mothers, and decreasing so called “late pre-term births” between 34 and 36 weeks. Vermont had the highest grade in the nation, a B, while fifteen other states and Puerto Rico received an F.

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