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The preterm birth rate rose in 2006 to 12.8 percent of all births. The percentage of infants delivered at less than 37 completed weeks of gestation has climbed 20 percent since 1990.
Source: Born A Bit Too Early: Recent Trends in Late Preterm Births.
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