May 23, 2013

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1 in 8 Babies is Born Too Soon
Premature birth can happen without warning and for no known reason. To fight this problem, the March of Dimes launched a national multiyear, multimillion-dollar Prematurity Campaign to raise awareness of the problem of prematurity and to reduce the rate of premature birth. 		  

In 2005, 1 in 8 babies (12.7% of live births) was born premature in the United States. How does Virginia rank in premature birth rates? Check-out our most recent Premature Birth Report Card.

For more perinatal health data, visit the March of Dimes PeriStats web site . The PeriStats web site provides:

  Free access to U.S., state and local maternal and infant health data aggregated from more than 11 government agencies and organizations.
  Easy access to more than 60,000 graphs, maps, and tables.
  Over 100 health indicators, including measure of prenatal care adequacy, low birthweight, preterm birth, and infant mortality, within many indicators stratified by race, ethnicity and maternal age.
  Detailed perinatal data for the largest U.S. cities and counties.

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City, State, Zip: Harrisonburg VA, 22801-9663
Phone: 540-434-7789
Email: VA474@marchofdimes.com
Website: http://www.marchofdimes.com/virginia/virginia.asp
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