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Healthy Babies are Worth the Wait Focuses on Decreasing Preventable Late Preterm Birth

This three year project, from 2011 to 2013 is in partnership with March of Dimes; three Houston hospitals - Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital, St. Joseph Medical Center, and The Woman’s Hospital of Texas; and the Harris County Hospital District. 72% of preterm births in Texas are late preterm births, or those between 34 and 36 weeks gestation; making this an important initiative to decrease the number one killer of newborns: premature birth. The project’s essential elements involve the “5 P’s”: Partnerships, Providers, Patients, Public, and Performance Evaluation. The project is being led by a Houston Advisory Board, made up of obstetricians, woman’s health nurses, neonatologists and public health professionals.

Houston Project Goals:

Reduction of singleton late preterm birth rate by 12% by 2014 in the Healthy Babies are Worth the Wait sites
Reduction in elective inductions and cesarean sections conducted prior to 39 weeks gestation
Positive change in consumer knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding preterm birth and elective procedures
Positive change in provider knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding elective procedures and the management of preterm birth
Increase patient entry into pre-natal care in the first trimester