Thomas Taggart, 18 days old at the time of this photograph Monday, May 21, 2001 and born at 30 weeks. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)
America's premature birth problem
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Infant mortality rates in the U.S. are high relative to other industrialized countries. But one hospital in Texas may have figured out how to reduce infant deaths, in part by putting more clinics closer to the women who need prenatal care. A look at the factors that may lead to better births.
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Kenneth Leveno: MD, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
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Carol Hogue: professor of maternal and child health and epidemiology at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health.
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