As a Community Partner, your role is to raise awareness and educate people in your community about preterm birth.

Your goals as a Community Partner are to:

• Increase the number of people who recognize that preterm birth is both common and serious

• Increase the number of women who understand the importance of doing everything they can to stay pregnant for a full 40 weeks

• Increase the number of pregnant women who recognize the importance of early and ongoing prenatal care and avoidance of tobacco, drugs, and alcohol before and during pregnancy

• Increase the number of women of childbearing age who recognize the importance of staying healthy before and after pregnancy

 

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