Because of health risks for mother and baby, docs say it's best to wait
By Nick Tabor, New Era Senior Staff Writer
Women often
choose in advance when to have their babies delivered.
Sometimes it’s because they feel serious physical discomfort
in their final weeks. Other times they want to coordinate with the schedule of
a visiting relative or hit a certain birthday.
But medical experts say this
endangers babies’ development and even their lives, and it often harms mothers.
Now the Kentucky Hospital
Association is working with 15 of its member hospitals, including Jennie Stuart
Medical Center ,
to cease the practice except when it’s necessary. Another 15 or so may soon
start participating.