The 2022 March of Dimes Report Card addresses stark racial disparities in maternal health and reveals that more than 1 in 10 babies were born prematurely last year.
America’s report card on infant and maternal health is in—and the results surely won’t be earning anyone an ice cream celebration.reveals that the US preterm birth rate reached 10.5 percent in 2021, representing an increase of 4 percent since 2020. This is the worst rate the nonprofit has observed since it started tracking premature births in 2007 and drops America’s infant and maternal health grade from a C- to a D+.
More than just an arbitrary number or letter grade, this increase in premature births spells real health consequences for mom and baby. that premature babies are at a greater risk of immediate and chronic health problems like asthma, blindness and intellectual disabilities., researchers have found stark racial disparities in premature birth rates. Infants born to Black and Native American moms are 62 percent more likely to be born preterm than those born to White women.
The March of Dimes notes that along with a rise in premature births, the amount of women who experience complications during birth is steadily increasing, affecting at least 50,000 women in the US each year. A potential bright spot in the report—infant mortality rates have seen a slight decrease from 5.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2019 to 5.4 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2020.While there isn’t one root cause for soaring preterm birth rates, research shows that unequal access to quality health and maternity care has a big impact.
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