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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
CST Editorial Board

Thousands of babies born prematurely in Illinois, mirroring a deadly national trend

Illinois is failing when it comes to meeting the health care needs of mothers and their newborns, according to a new March of Dimes report. (AP)

263.

That’s the number of women in Illinois who died during pregnancy or within one year of giving birth over a three-year period, according to a recent state report.

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