Indiana earns D grade for preterm births INDIANAPOLIS, IN (wbaa) - Indiana is getting a D on the latest Premature Birth Report Card from the March of Dimes. That's the same grade as the nation for 2008 births.

Nearly 13% of babies born in Indiana last year were delivered pre-term, or before the 37th week of pregnancy.

However, there was improvement in the number of late pre-term births.

The March of Dimes is recognizing the state for lowering the number of uninsured women of child-bearing age.

But officials say more needs to be done to get those women to quit smoking.
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