Report urges states to tackle preterm birth crisis
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 09:42
in Health & Medicine
(AP) -- The odds of having a premature baby are lowest in Vermont and highest in Mississippi. The March of Dimes mapped the stark state-by-state disparities in what it called a "report card" on prematurity Wednesday - to track progress toward meeting a federal goal of lowering preterm births.