States With Abortion Bans Also Have High Rates of Premature Births

A new report from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) found that the rate of babies born prematurely in the U.S. has grown nearly 12 percent from 2014 to 2022, with 1 out of every 10 births in the U.S. in 2022 being preterm. Premature births, which are defined as births before 37 weeks of pregnancy, can lead to morbidities in infants. According to the World Health Organization (WHO)...

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