New Jersey couple welcomes quadruplets at Banner hospital in Phoenix

August 13, 2020
August 13, 2020 Category:  Press Releases

First-time parents from New Jersey, Jennifer and Nicholas Stepenosky, welcomed four new babies into the world on June 16 at Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix, in spite of a global pandemic and other major health challenges.

VPS Statement on PROLONG Trial/Clinical Use of 17P

April 1, 2020
April 1, 2020 Category:  Press Releases

Valley Perinatal is committed to practicing in accordance with the guidance of federal regulatory bodies and our professional societies. The recent release of the PROLONG trial results have raised many questions regarding the role of 17-hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17-OHPC) as a viable treatment option. 17-OHPC was brought to market through the Orphan Drug Act (ODA), which allows medications targeted to underserved populations to have an expedited pathway for FDA clearance.

Valley Perinatal and Banner Thunderbird Medical Center significantly lower extreme pre-term births

May 8, 2017
May 8, 2017 Category:  Press Releases

Valley Perinatal Services today announced that as a result of the leadership of its perinatologist, Dr. Ravi Gunatilake, Banner Thunderbird Medical Center was able to decrease the number of extreme pre-term births by 43 percent in the second half of 2016.

Dr. John Elliott Guides Successful Gestation and Delivery of 22nd Set of Quintuplets

January 16, 2017
January 16, 2017 Category:  Press Releases

Valley Perinatal Services today announced that leading perinatologist, Dr. John Elliott, working closely with Dr. William Chavira OB/GYN of Phoenix, AZ, has successfully guided the delivery of his 22nd set of quintuplets, this time for a mother who relocated temporarily from Virginia to Arizona to be closer to Dr. Elliott and his team.