State Premature Birth Rate Gets a 'D': ; Births Before 37 Weeks' Gestation On Decline,; but W.Va. Short of 9.6 Percent Goal
Charleston Daily Mail › November 02, 2011
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West Virginia's premature birth rate is on the decline, but the state still received a "D" on the March of Dimes' annual report.
According to the group's annual Premature Birth Report Card, 12.9 percent of Mountain State births occurred before 37 weeks' gestation.See the full content of this document
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State Premature Birth Rate Gets a 'D': ; Births Before 37 Weeks' Gestation On Decline,; but W.Va. Short of 9.6 Percent Goal
Grades are based on how far states' rates are from the March of Dimes' 2020 goal of 9.6 percent.
The report gave the United States a "C" grade overall, with a national premature birth...See the full content of this document
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