Showing posts with label delivery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label delivery. Show all posts

Friday, April 13, 2012

OB GYN To Go #22 Non-spontaneous Late Preterm Birth: etiology and outcomes

Dr. Hoffman and Dr. Wasson discuss this important paper about the outcomes of patients delivered prior to 37 weeks, and the significant morbidity risk it poses. Over half of the babies delivered in this retrospective cohort study were delivered for non-evidence based reasons, leading to a higher rate of NICU admissions for these late pre-term birth babies.

Click here to listen to our latest episode where Dr. Hoffman discusses his important research.