Study Finds Nearly One in 25 U.S. Babies Is Born Too Soon

Published on in CHOP in the Media

July 1, 2014 — New research looking at millions of U.S. births over 15 years, finds that nearly one in 25 babies is born earlier than medically justified, through elective C-sections and elective induced labor.

CHOP neonatologist  Scott Lorch, MD, discusses the new study that he co-authored in this WHYY-FM Newsworks story.