Good News About Newborns

Premature births and newborn deaths are down, according to the federal government’s annual America’s Children report on child well-being. From 2009 to 2010, preterm births dropped from 12.2 percent to 12.0 percent, and infant deaths within a year after birth (which is highly associated with preterm birth) dropped from 6.4 percent to 6.1 percent. And thi…