Seventeen Portland area hospitals institute ban on pre-39 week elective cesareans and inductions

The ban on pre-term elective deliveries rolling through many hospitals in the country right now has hit Portland, and now all 17 Portland area hospitals are putting what they call a “hard stop” on all elective cesareans and inductions before 39 weeks of gestation starting September 1.  The Portland Tribune is reporting the story online here and notes that after the ban takes effect, “….induced births even one day before 39 weeks will now require patients to present their case to a designated arbiter at the hospital and prove that there is a medical reason why the early birth should take place.”

Do you think this ban will soon be instituted in hospitals all over the nation?