early elective deliveries

Nearly 9 percent of the births covered by Medicaid — or about 160,000 each year — were elective deliveries before 39 weeks of gestation, which lead to…

A quality-improvement project carried out by hospitals in Florida and four other large states triggered a rapid and dramatic drop in early elective…

Too many Florida doctors and pregnant women are still opting for scheduled early births -- either through elective induction or C-section -- and that’s…