Premature births
on rise in Lower Hudson Valley
By ERNIE GARCIA - THE JOURNAL NEWS Original Publication: October 20, 2005
Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Joycelyn Elders
October 19, 2005:
4th Annual Regional Perinatal Forum, co-sponsored by the Lower Hudson Valley Perinatal Network "Prematurity and
Low Birth Weight in the Hudson Valley: Developing a Regional Action Plan to Eliminate
Disparities" at the Maria Fareri Children's Hospital Auditorium at Westchester
Medical Center. Joycelyn Elders, M.D., Former U.S. Surgeon General was keynote
speaker
