| In San Antonio in 2010, 2.4% of live births were very preterm, 12.4% were moderately preterm and 85.2% were not preterm. | | In 2010, 1 in 7 babies (14.8% of live births) was born preterm in San Antonio. |
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.
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Very preterm births: reduce to no more than 1.8% of live births.
Source
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National Center for Health Statistics, final natality data.
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Retrieved May 25, 2013, from www.marchofdimes.com/peristats.
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