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Most American mountains are not very tall by global standards. The United States has only one mountain that is over 20,000 feet high, and even that peak does not make the list of the 100 highest mountains in the world. At the top of that list, Mount Everest reaches 29,031 feet at its summit. It […]
March of Dimes gives the U.S. a
Isabel Pavia/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The United States continues to be one of the "most dangerous developed nations" for childbirth, according to a new report released Thursday by March of Dimes, a nonprofit organization focused on improving the health of pregnant people and babies. The U.S. earned a D+ grade on its preterm birth rate for the second straight year in March of Dimes' annual report looking at the state of maternal and infant health. The preterm birth rate was 10.4%. The report also notes that the U.S. saw a 3% increase in infant mortality over the past year and a mate...
The March of Dimes says that preterm birth rates remain alarmingly high in the United States, but that there is some improvement.