Background: This Symposium will explore the present state of quality initiatives to prevent preterm birth and develop an agenda for action to decrease the rate of preterm births that are not inevitable or medically necessary.

The Symposium will bring together a multidisciplinary group of health care practitioners, health insurers, policy makers, health purchasers, regulators and concerned citizens to discuss quality improvement as an essential component in the strategy to prevent prematurity, promote health and save costs. It will be a forum where experts and stakeholders can:
• Share ideas and challenges
• Describe model programs that have successfully improved the nature and quality of patient care and services targeted to prematurity prevention
• Recommend quality improvement action plans

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