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Prematurity Statistics

The Perinatal Data Center at the March of Dimes has a number of statistical resources regarding preterm labor and birth and other perinatal topics:
  • The Prematurity Profile: A Statistical Overview for the United States presents a snapshot of data illustrating different aspects of prematurity, including the number of preterm births, the increase in preterm births and associated risk factors.
  • State data regarding prematurity can be found at PeriStats, your online source for perinatal statistics from the March of  Dimes.
 
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  Prematurity Statistics
 
  Selected Literature Review
 
    - Prevention of Premature Birth
 
    - Prevention of Spontaneous Preterm Birth
 
    - Predicting Premature Delivery—No Easy Task
 
    - Assessment of Risk Factors for Preterm Birth
 
    - Antibiotic Therapy for the Treatment of Preterm Labor: A Review of the Evidence
 
    - Reducing Preterm and Low Birthweight Births: Still A Nursing Challenge
 
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  Fact Sheet: Preterm Birth
 
  Contemporary Ob-Gyn Update: Multiple Births and the Rising Rate of Preterm Delivery (July 1, 2003)
 
  The Stubborn Challenge of Preterm Birth
 
  Prematurity: A Report of March of Dimes Research
 
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