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states, including Mississippi and Louisiana, and for certain racial and ethnic minorities, especially Black women and infants.
The March of Dimes report also found about 1 in 4 pregnant women didn't receive prenatal care in their first trimester, a decline from previous years.
Meanwhile, the prevalence of pre-existing chronic conditions like hypertension and diabetes increased.
Both are known risk factors for preterm birth.
The March of Dimes says the findings should be a call to improve systemic inequities and access to care across the country.
About 1 in 10 babies born across the U.S.
last year was premature, and those rates were much higher in some U.S.
states, including Mississippi and Louisiana, and for certain racial and ethnic minorities, especially Black women and infants.
The March of Dimes report also found about 1 in 4 pregnant women didn't receive prenatal care in their first trimester, a decline from previous years.
Meanwhile, the prevalence of pre-existing chronic conditions like hypertension and diabetes increased.
Both are known risk factors for preterm birth.
The March of Dimes says the findings should be a call to improve systemic inequities and access to care across the country.
Since August, at least 15 infants in at least 12 states have been hospitalized with botulism after consuming BiHeart's infant formula.
No deaths have been reported.
The voluntary recall includes Beihardt's Whole Nutrition infant formula and its Anywhere pouches of powdered formula.
Over the weekend, Beihardt had announced it was recalling two lots of its infant formula.
On Tuesday, the company said its decision to expand the recall to all of its products came amid an ongoing investigation with, quote,
too many unanswered questions.