The March of Dimes invites you to experience the
Prematurity Prevention Resource Center (PPRC), a single-source clearinghouse of information and tools on prematurity and prematurity prevention. For professionals, the PPRC provides opportunities for enhanced clinical practice, continuing education, implementing local prematurity-prevention efforts, and communicating with other professionals committed to reducing the incidence of preterm birth and improving birth outcomes. The site features:
- Prematurity basics, including definitions, risk factors, epidemiology and information on the March of Dimes Prematurity Campaign
- Interventions for use in medical practice
- Healthy Babies Are Worth the Wait®, a community-based intervention program
- Professional education opportunities
- Resources, including patient education products, media tools, manuals and toolkits
- Research, including abstracts and major federal reports
- Clinical and systems support
- Advocacy and government affairs
- Global initiatives
- Disparities
- NICU Care
- Links to related sites
The PPRC also serves as the focal point and communication platform for the Prematurity Prevention Network, a global coalition of individuals and organizations dedicated to promoting prematurity prevention. The official Network launch is scheduled for 2012. Additionally, the PPRC will feature the efforts of the Transdisciplinary research centers, a professional collaborative dedicated to prematurity research.
March of Dimes resources available at no cost at the PPRC include:
- Elimination of Non-medically Indicated (Elective) Deliveries before 39 Weeks Gestational Age: Quality Improvement Toolkit
- Healthy Babies Are Worth the Wait: Preventing Preterm Births through Community-based Interventions: An Implementation Manual
- Preterm Labor Assessment Toolkit
- Towards Improving the Outcome of Pregnancy III