March of Dimes' annual report on infant and maternal health drops the U.S. from a C- to a D+, citing a 15-year high in the preterm birth rate. But it also offers some encouraging signs and solutions.
Millions of Americans are losing access to maternal care. Here's what can be done
Taken has a whole, the increased rates of preterm births across the nation knocked the U.S. down from a C- to a D+, according to the March of Dimes' rating system. "Everyone came into this world through birth. Everyone has been born and everyone has a mom. So this is something that I think is a universal issue that crosses the aisle," she says."Our country, unfortunately ... is one of the least safe places to give birth and be born. And ... there are policy solutions that [lawmakers] can enact to help solve some of the problems that we're seeing."The report finds that racial disparities are widening in many parts of the country.
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