March of Dimes Announces Nearly Three Quarters of a Million Dollars in Grant Funding Dedicated to Improving Mom and Baby Health in California by Addressing Health Inequities SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired - February 18, 2015) - With the goal of addressing health inequities and reducing the occurrence of birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality, the March of...

California Preterm Birth Rate Reaches Twenty-Four-Year Low SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired - November 06, 2014) - California's preterm birth rate dropped significantly to a new twenty-four-year low, moving from 9.6 percent in 2013 to 8.8 percent in 2014....