Birthweight and Gestation (Data are for U.S. in 2002) Mean birthweight: 3,332 grams Number of babies born low birthweight: 314,077 Percent born low birthweight: 7.8 Percent born very low birthweight: 1.4 Number of preterm births: 480,812 Percent born preterm: 12.1 Source: Births: Final Data for 2002 More data Live births by birthweight, period of gestation, and race Births: Final Data for 2002, table 43 Percent of live births born preterm and of low birthweight, by race, 1981-2001 Births: Final Data for 2002, table 44 Number and percent of live births by birthweight, by age and race of mother Births: Final Data for 2002, table 45 Related Links American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
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