Edward to ban elective deliveries before 39 weeks
By Kathy Millen and Denise Crosby
January 15, 2011
The Beacon-News

When it comes to deciding the right time to deliver a baby, local hospitals are beginning to realize Mother Nature really does know best.

Edward Hospital in Naperville is one of six Illinois medical centers chosen to be part of a March of Dimes pilot program calling for a halt to elective deliveries before 39 weeks of pregnancy.

Likewise, other hospitals, including Provena Mercy and Rush-Copley medical centers in Aurora, have taken aggressive steps to curtail what the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has determined is a dangerous trend. ...