US Preterm Birth Worsening, Including in Petrochemical Polluted Louisiana

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image An industrial plant in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley, October 17, 2023. © 2023 Eli Reed for Human Rights Watch March of Dimes issued their annual report on US rates of preterm birth on November 17. The findings are a gut punch.Rates worsened between 2023 and 2024 in 21 states. Preterm birth rates among babies born to Black women climbed to 14.7 percent, 1.55 times higher than the rate for white moms. For the fourth year running, fewer pregnant people began prenatal care in the first trimester in 2024 than the year prior.In Louisiana, the hike in preterm…

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