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The problem is so pronounced nationwide, acting Surgeon GeneralSteven Galson announced recently that developing a nationalstrategy to prevent premature birth is among his top priorities.
Low birth weight has become the No. 1 cause of infant mortalityhere, according to Jeannette McDonald, infant mortality preventioncoordinator for the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department.
Nationally, 8.2 percent of babies born in 2005 weighed 5 pounds 8ounces or less, the Casey Foundation reports. Tennessee