Preterm Birth Rates for 100 US Cities (IMAGE)

March of Dimes Foundation

Preterm Birth Rates for 100 US Cities

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Portland's preterm birth rate was 7.2 percent, earning that city an "A" on the report card and Shreveport got an "F" for its 18.8 percent rate in 2013, the most recent year statistics were available for large cities. In addition to Portland, Oxnard, California; St. Paul, Minnesota; and Seattle, Washington are the only other cities that earned "As" on the national report card.

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