Host: Michael Benson, MD

Guest: Jay Iams, MD

Almost 13% of all babies in the United Sates are born prematurely. With this growing epidemic, what can be done to prevent and treat pre-term labor and improve newborn outcomes? Our guest today is Dr. Jay Iams who is a nationally recognized expert on pre-term labor. He is the Frederick Zuspan Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Vice Chair of the Department at Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health. With hundreds of publications in the medical literature he is a member of steering committed for the Maternal Fetal Medicine Network of National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.