New Global Initiative Launched to Prevent and Manage Preterm Birth and Low Birth Weight Babies 24 countries identified to tackle biggest cause of death for children under five. View External Link Published October 7, 2014 Submitted by HNN Team Partners Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth (GAPPS), American College of Nurse-Midwives Issues Preterm birth complications Scale-up Human resources for health Regions Asia Africa