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 In 2002, there were 1,372 preterm births in Maine, representing 10.1% of live births.
Between 1992 and 2002, the rate of infants born preterm in Maine increased nearly 35%.
In 2002, 1 in 10 babies (10.1% of live births) was born preterm in Maine.
Percent of Live Births
1992 |
7.5 |
1,208 |
1993 |
8.1 |
1,211 |
1994 |
8.8 |
1,266 |
1995 |
9.1 |
1,262 |
1996 |
8.8 |
1,213 |
1997 |
9.2 |
1,253 |
1998 |
9.1 |
1,254 |
1999 |
10.0 |
1,354 |
2000 |
9.5 |
1,284 |
2001 |
9.9 |
1,364 |
2002 |
10.1 |
1,372 |
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Healthy People 2010
Preterm births: reduce to no more than 7.6% of live births.
Footnotes
Preterm is less than 37 completed weeks gestation.
Source
National Center for Health Statistics, final natality data.
Retrieved March 22, 2005, from www.marchofdimes.com/peristats. |
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