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Topic: Preterm by maternal age
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Preterm by maternal age: Rhode Island, 2013-2015 Average

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• Maternal age is a risk factor for preterm birth, with higher preterm birth rates found among the youngest and oldest mothers in the U.S. 
• During 2013-2015 (average) in Rhode Island, preterm birth rates were highest for women ages 40 and older (11.5%), followed by women under age 20 (9.6%), ages 30-39 (8.7%) and ages 20-29 (8.3%). 
• Of all infants born during 2013-2015 (average), 5.5% were to mothers under the age of 20, 46.1% were to mothers ages 20-29 years, 45.1% were to mothers ages 30-39 years, and 3.3% were to mothers ages 40 and older. 

March of Dimes 2020 Goal

  • Reduce preterm births to no more than 8.1% of live births.
  • For more information, see here.

Healthy people 2020

  • Preterm births: reduce to no more than 11.4% of live births.

Footnotes

  • Preterm is less than 37 weeks of pregnancy.

Source

  • National Center for Health Statistics, final natality data.
  • Retrieved February 23, 2019, from www.marchofdimes.org/peristats.