New method of managing risk in pregnancy leads to healthier newborns, better outcomes for moms

Monday, June 2, 2008 - 16:14 in Health & Medicine

An alternative method for obstetric care has led to lower neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission rates, higher uncomplicated vaginal birth (UVB) rates, and a lower mean Adverse Outcome Index (AOI) score, according to a new study from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and published in this month's issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

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