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Arkansas Scores a "D" on Preterm Birth Rate

By: Marissa Stevens
Updated: November 13, 2012

Arkansas is working to help more babies start a healthy life with prematurity prevention efforts.

According to Arkansas March of Dimes, a nonprofit organiztion for pregnancy and baby health, the state has improved over the last five years in the preterm birth rate but still scored a "D."

To continue improving, Arkansas is partnering with the state's health department and local hospitals to make newborn health a priority. The goal is to reduce the premature birth rate at least 8-percent 2014.

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