Preferred poster topics include healthy pregnancy initiatives, risk reduction strategies to prevent preterm birth, family-centered care practices, and/or methods to decrease adverse neonatal outcomes with an emphasis on sound and light reduction. 

No more than 10 posters will be selected for display. Poster submissions should be made to Michelle Gorelow, MAED at mgorelow@marchofdimes.com no later than October 26, 2009. The March of Dimes Program Service Committee will be selecting the top posters. Notification will be no later than October 30, 2009. Those who are selected to present their poster will receive free admission to the symposium and will need to have their poster at the Tuscany Suites and Casino by 6:30 a.m. Friday, November 13, 2009. Registration for the conference begins at 7 a.m. 

Women's Health Symposium II: Pregnancy and Beyond:  November 13, 2009 (presenters must have their posters at the Tuscany by 6:30 a.m. the day of the symposium)