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Rate of US babies born prematurely has grown 12%, analysis says

Report adds to evidence of a maternal and infant health crisis, which experts expect will be exacerbated by abortion bans

The rate of babies born prematurely in the US grew 12% from 2014 to 2022 to nearly 8.7%, with pronounced racial and age disparities among the mothers, a new analysis from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) found.

Black mothers were almost twice as likely as white mothers to give birth before babies reached full term, 12.5% versus 7.6% respectively. Similarly, women older than 40 had a greater risk of preterm birth compared with women aged 20-29, 12.5% versus 8.23%.

The report adds to the evidence of a maternal and infant health crisis in the US, one experts expect will be exacerbated by abortion bans across the US south and in some western states. The US has one of the worst maternal mortality rates among developed democracies, according to the Commonwealth Fund.

moistclump ,

Anyone else who was wondering, looks to mostly be stress related:

it highlights glaring and ongoing racial disparities between Black women and their white and Hispanic counterparts. Researchers have hypothesized that these disparities may be attributable to “weathering”, or premature ageing attributable to the stress of racism and deprivation. Gyamfi-Bannerman said that although weathering may be part of the problem, preterm birth is probably “multi-factorial”.

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“We know there’s a link between stress and preterm birth, and that’s something that’s been studied in the literature but very challenging to mitigate,” said Gyamfi-Bannerman. “We see it time and time again.”

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