You could have seen this coming.

In a flourish of righteous zeal, the March of Dimes went on record strongly opposing early elective delivery before 39 weeks gestation. They railed against the increase in NICU admissions; they railed against the increase in C-sections; and they railed against the increase in costs. What they inexplicably failed to take into account was the inevitable increase in stillbirths, according to Dr. Amy Tuteur. Read more at Oops, reducing early elective delivery leads to more deaths

J. Kyle Mathews, MD

Plano OBGyn Associates

Plano Urogynecology Associates

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