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Jorge Lopez / Reuters The Doctor Who Revolutionized Hospital-Birth Safety
In a field that has been dangerously slow to adopt standardized care practices, one influential obstetrician has pushed things forward with common sense.
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Keeping Patients Out of Hospitals: A Private-Sector Approach to Health Reform
Hospitalization alone costs $3,000 to $4,000 per day.
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Why So Many Babies Are Still Being Born With Down Syndrome
As prenatal tests improve, more and more women are finding out if their fetus has an extra chromosome, but they're still carrying to term.
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The Case for Hospital Births
Although the overwhelming majority of women in the United States believe childbirth should only happen in well-appointed hospitals, there is a group of people who see things differently.
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Measuring Cervical Length: A Key to Ending Preterm Births
We've known for years that a short cervix is a risk factor for a preterm delivery. Now we have an easy way to measure and correct this issue.
