Vermont and New Hampshire have been listed as the top two states in the nation for the total percentage of newborns that are born every year. According to the March of Dimes, 9.2 percent of Vermont newborns are actually born premature.  A preterm labor can help be deterred if smoking, drugs, and alcohol is avoided.  Also, regular prenatal care is very important.

Doctor John P Sauter, an OBGYN based out of Littleton, New Hampshire states that if a baby is born prematurely they could suffer severe health risks.  "The reason we consider them high-risk is before thirty-seven weeks they all have a little increased risk of respiratory troubles, liver problems, and then because they're not getting enough blood to the brain, they can have brain problems, they can die, they can have a lot of--multiple problems--infections that they don't survive. But in reality, with good prenatal care, most of these babies are surviving now”.

The national average of premature births in the United States is at 12.7 percent, with Alabama and Mississippi among the highest in the nation.