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For Professionals: The Compendium on Preterm Birth
The compendium is an online curriculum for health professionals that includes slide presentations, references, readings and resources. The notes section of each slide set contains information that may be needed to complete the continuing education test.

To download a PowerPoint file, click on "Slide presentation." To access both the presentation notes and slides, you will need to save the PowerPoint file to your computer. Then open the file on your computer, making sure that you have set the View option within PowerPoint to see the notes section.

To take the continuing education test, return to this screen after viewing the slides and click on "Continuing education test." To facilitate taking the test, you may want to bookmark this page.

Epidemiology and Biology of Preterm Birth
Slide presentation (7.29 mb ) 
Terms of Use

1. This Compendium is provided for educational, non-commercial use only.
2. You may use the slides for educational, non-commercial presentations provided the slides remain unaltered.
3. In the event that you wish to alter slides, you must contact March of Dimes for permission at compendium@marchofdimes.com.
4. In the event permission is granted by March of Dimes for you to alter the slides, the March of Dimes assumes no responsibility for the content of the altered slides.
5. Slides containing information that is licensed to March of Dimes by third parties may not be altered in any way.
6. March of Dimes will provide periodic content updates at its discretion. Please check www.marchofdimes.com/pretermbirth for the most recent updates.
7. These Terms of Use apply to the Compendium on Preterm Birth only and are in addition to March of Dimes' general "Terms of Use" found on our Web site located at http://www.marchofdimes.com/aboutus/about_4080.asp

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Slide presentation references
Readings and resources
Continuing education test

This continuing medical education activity has been reviewed by the American Academy of Pediatrics and is acceptable for up to 1.5 AAP credits. These credits can be applied toward the AAP CME/CPD Award available to Fellows and Candidate Fellows of the American Academy of Pediatrics.


Pathophysiologic Pathways to Preterm Birth
Slide presentation (337 kb)
Slide presentation references
Continuing education test

This continuing medical education activity has been reviewed by the American Academy of Pediatrics and is acceptable for up to 1 AAP credit. This credit can be applied toward the AAP CME/CPD Award available to Fellows and Candidate Fellows of the American Academy of Pediatrics.


Employing Systems-Based Practice for Patient-Centered Care
Slide presentation (185 kb)
Slide presentation references
Readings and resources
Continuing education test

This continuing medical education activity has been reviewed by the American Academy of Pediatrics and is acceptable for up to 1 AAP credit. This credit can be applied toward the AAP CME/CPD Award available to Fellows and Candidate Fellows of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

The State of Research in Preterm Birth
Slide presentation, Part 1 (6.59 mb)
Slide presentation, Part 2 (702 kb)
Slide presentation references
Readings and resources
Continuing education test

Management of Preterm Labor
Slide presentation (959 kb)
Slide presentation references
Readings and resources
Continuing education test

Management of Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes
Slide presentation (336 kb)
Slide presentation references
Readings and resources
Continuing education test


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