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Premature births, after years of steady decline, rose sharply in the U.S. between 2014 and 2022, according to recently published data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Experts said the shift might be partly the result of a growing prevalence of health complications among mothers. “I’m not too surprised that these are the […]
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A recent report by non-profit March of Dimes shows that the U.S. has high rates of pre-term births. Kaitlyn Radde/NPR hide caption toggle caption Kaitlyn Radde/NPR A recent report by non-profit March of Dimes shows that the U.S. has high rates of pre-term births. Kaitlyn Radde/NPR Katie Cato and her husband Neil were delighted when […]
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, California — Inside a three-story pastel mansion in this quiet suburb south of Los Angeles, Auntie Wang cradles a 2-week-old baby girl named Echo. “The more time you spend with her, the more she is attached to you,” says Auntie Wang, who moved to the United States seven years ago from China. “You […]
Births by Caesarean section increased to about 32 percent of all U.S. births last year, continuing what has been a small but steady increase for much of the past 25 years, according to a new report from the National Center for Health Statistics, which is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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