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Officials for Dallas-based Parkland defend hospital board meeting's abrupt shift to closed session

By Dallas Morning News  
   June 23, 2010

Hundreds of babies delivered prematurely at Dallas-based Parkland Memorial Hospital may be at risk because they are not being kept warm enough immediately after birth, according to a study presented to the hospital's board of managers. The study included recommendations on how preemies delivered by Caesarean section can be kept warmer in the operating room. But it's unclear what the hospital board decided to do because its members abruptly decided to meet behind closed doors. Parkland officials defended the decision but gave conflicting reasons why the private discussions were necessary, the Dallas Morning News reports.

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