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Late preterm birth: United States, 2000-2010

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• In 2010, there were 339,189 late preterm births in the United States, representing 8.5% of live births. 
• Between 2000 and 2010, the rate of infants born late preterm in the United States increased nearly 4%. 

Footnotes

  • Late preterm is between 34 and 36 weeks gestation.

Source

  • National Center for Health Statistics, final natality data.
  • Retrieved June 19, 2013, from www.marchofdimes.com/peristats.