This concise and engaging program will help you teach parents how they can reduce their risk of having a premature birth. A caring, knowledgeable obstetrician guides parents through this unsettling topic in a reassuring way, explaining what preterm labor is, why it's a concern, and when they should seek immediate medical care. Provides viewers with many valuable risk-reduction tips, including recognizable medical conditions to watch out for and important lifestyle-related changes they can make to be proactive about having a healthy full-term baby.

Viewers will learn: the differences between premature and full-term babies; the main medical and lifestyle risk factors and how they can lessen them; symptoms of preterm labor and what to do if they have them; treatment options if preterm labor occurs.

A short bonus section featuring one family's experience with preterm labor is included after the main program to play at your option. The featured family's quick action allowed them to delay labor and eventually have a healthier baby. This inspirational story reinforces the importance of recognizing labor symptoms and calling for help.

*Also in Spanish
*English version is Closed Captioned