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How one Florida program reduced preterm births – and how it could serve as a model for other communities

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par Loveline Chizobam Phillips, Ph.D. Candidate, George Mason University
Faye Taxman, Professor of Health Services Criminology, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University

One in 10 babies in the U.S. – nearly 374,000 infants – were born preterm in 2023, meaning before 37 weeks of pregnancy. More than 15% were very preterm, meaning they were born before 32 weeks. A full-term pregnancy lasts 40 weeks.

Florida’s rate is slightly higher, at about 1…

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