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...measures the proportion of babies born before 37 weeks' gestation, is a reflection of a number of factors, both biological and cultural. Starting in 2008, the March of Dimes began tracking three of the major contributors to the high preterm birth rate - lack of insurance among women of childbearing age, rates of cigarette smoking and the rate of babies born preterm, but at the tail end of pregnancy, between 34 and 36 weeks...
...lower. But the good news, says Howse, is that regarding all three contributing factors, there are encouraging signs that things are moving in the right direction. In 33 states, the percentage of women who smoked dropped from last year; the percentage of insured women of childbearing age with health insurance increased in 21 states; and in a quarter of states, the late-preterm birth rate declined since...
Ross G. Douthat ’02, a 29-year-old former contributor to The Crimson, was made an editorial columnist for the New York Times in April 2009. No Washington Post editorial writers or columnists are under the age...
...season of the seniors, the goal made the rookie stand out—something to which Smith is already accustomed. Compared to other Harvard freshmen, at 6’6, he’s taller; at 20 years of age, he’s older; and as an Englishman, he’s more foreign. But on Sunday, Smith stood out in another way as well. Unlike most of the 1,600 other members of his class, he was an athletic hero...
Being two years older than most members of the freshman class might have made others in his shoes feel uncomfortable, but Smith sees his age as a benefit...