| Medical professionals, government officials, legislators, business leaders, educators, social service providers and families gathered to develop a Missouri Model action plan to prevent pretrm birth. Premature birth is an epidemic in Missouri and across the nation. Conferees pushed for an expanded effort to fight prematurity, incuding:
-- Physician and hospital commitment to excellence in accord with ACOG Guidelines
-- Improved data collection for the state and hospitals
-- Working with the Governor-elect and Legislature to fund additional smoking cessation efforts
-- Formation of a statewide Prematurity Task Force
The keynote speaker was Dr. Paul Meis, professor emeritus at Wake Forest University. He reported on the trials of 17P as a teatment to reduce the risk of preterm birth for women who previously had given bith early.
The conference, Prevnting Preventable Preterm Birth, was presented by Ther-Rx. Adddtional sponsors were Centene Corporation, Matria Healthcare, Molina Healthcare, SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center, St. Louis Children's Hospital, and Washington University School of Medicine.
See below to view conference presentations:
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