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CDC report finds surge in early births, shorter pregnancies

Women had shorter pregnancies nationwide as preterm and early-term birth rates rose from 2014 to 2022 by 12% and 20%, respectively, according to federal data released Wednesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the sharpest changes were among early-term births, particularly babies delivered at 37 weeks, and among late- and post-term births at […]