US Preterm Birth Worsening, Including in Petrochemical Polluted Louisiana
November 19, 2025
November 19, 2025
NEW YORK, Nov. 19 [Category: International] (TNSrpt) -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news:
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US Preterm Birth Worsening, Including in Petrochemical Polluted Louisiana
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March of Dimes issued their annual report on US rates of preterm birth on November 17. The findings are a gut punch.
Rates worsened between 2023 and 2024 in 21 states. Preterm birth rates among babies born to Black women climbed to 14.7 percent, 1.55 . . .
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US Preterm Birth Worsening, Including in Petrochemical Polluted Louisiana
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March of Dimes issued their annual report on US rates of preterm birth on November 17. The findings are a gut punch.
Rates worsened between 2023 and 2024 in 21 states. Preterm birth rates among babies born to Black women climbed to 14.7 percent, 1.55 . . .