| During 2008-2010 (average) in Omaha, preterm birth rates were highest for black infants (16.8%), followed by Native Americans (13.6%), Asians (13.2%), Hispanics (13.0%) and whites (11.3%). | | In the United States, prematurity/low birthweight is the second leading cause of all infant deaths (during the first year of life) and the leading cause of infant death among black infants. |
March of Dimes 2020 Goal
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Reduce preterm births to no more than 9.6% of live births.
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For more information, see here.
Healthy people 2020
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Preterm births: reduce to no more than 11.4% of live births.
Source
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National Center for Health Statistics, final natality data.
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Retrieved May 26, 2013, from www.marchofdimes.com/peristats.
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