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Health Care
3:00 pm
Mon December 26, 2011
Hospitals Move To Curb Elective Early Deliveries
By Martha Bebinger
More hospitals in Massachusetts and across the country are saying no to elective deliveries of babies before 39 weeks unless medically necessary. Doctors cite increased health risks associated with early deliveries, not costs — though Texas' Medicaid program has stopped paying for such births.