| 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
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Reduce preterm births to no more than 8.1% of live births.
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For more information, see here.
Healthy people 2020
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Preterm births: reduce to no more than 11.4% of live births.
Source
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National Center for Health Statistics, final natality data.
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Retrieved February 23, 2019, from www.marchofdimes.org/peristats.
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