The United States earned no praise in a recent report from the March of Dimes on the way it cares for the health of pregnant women and their babies, and Oklahoma was found to be even more deficient than other states. Despite a slight decline noted in the rate of babies born prematurely across the country, the March of Dimes still offered the United States a grade of only C- on its handling of health care for pregnant women. It reported that Oklahoma deserved a grade of D-, and that Oklahoma City, with a preterm birth rate of 13.3%, deserved an F.