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<p>A full-term baby will get the best start in life, but more and more mothers are delivering beore 37 weeks. Although U.S. hospitals take excellent care of these tiny patients, what is the cause of the mysterious increase in preterm births?</p>
<p>The future of Natividad</p> <p><a href="http://www.reportingonhealth.org/fellowships/projects/keeping-natividad… 1: On the verge of closure: Natividad's financial struggles threten its existence</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.reportingonhealth.org/fellowships/projects/keeping-natividad… 2: Turning around a public safety-net hospital: A last-ditch effort to save Natividad suceeds beyond expectations</a></p>
<p>The future of Natividad</p> <p><a href="http://www.reportingonhealth.org/fellowships/projects/keeping-natividad… 1: On the verge of closure: Natividad's financial struggles threten its existence</a></p> <p>Part 2: Turning around a public safety-net hospital: A last-ditch effort to save Natividad suceeds beyond expectations</p>
<p>Monterey County Herald reporter Jim Johnson examines efforts to save a financially-troubled safety-net hospital.</p>
<p>Studies have shown that breastfeeding significantly reduces health risks for babies and their mothers. So how many Californians are breastfeeding their babies? Not enough. See our interactive charts and sort the data by ethnicity, income and gender.
Visit Health Dialogues to view the graph:
http://www.kqed.org/assets/graph/breastfeeding/index.jsp</p>
<p>Jennifer Bihm reports on how diabetes and a lack of care are affecting those living with the disease in South Los Angeles.</p>
