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Premature Births Up Among White Women, Down for Minorities

Published in Women's Health Weekly, March 29th, 1999

Although the rate of single-born premature babies among black women decreased nearly 10 percent between 1989 to 1996, the rate for whites increased 8 percent, according to a government study.

Premature births dropped from 180.4 per 1,000 live births among black women in 1989 to 162.5 in 1996, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said. The rate among whites climbed from 74.8 to 80.8.

The researchers said birth certificates used to gather the data did not provide enough information to determine what may have fueled the changes.

However, part of the reason for the increase among white women was a jump in the...

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