Birthweight
and Gestation
(Data are for U.S.
for year indicated)
Number of babies born low
birthweight (less than 2500 grams): 338,565
Percent born low
birthweight: 8.2
Percent born very low birthweight: 1.5
Number of
preterm births: 522,913
Percent born
preterm: 12.7
Source:
Births: Final
Data for 2005, Tables 32, 33, 34, 35
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Related
Links
March
of Dimes
American
College of Nurse Midwives
American
College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
This page last reviewed
December 31, 2007
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