The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) Bureau of Family Health, the March of Dimes and the Kansas Healthcare Collaborative (KHC) joined together to encourage continued progress towards eliminating early elective deliveries (EED) in Kansas. Together, the organizations supported Kansas birthing hospitals in adopting the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) guidelines that highlighed the importance of allowing babies to reach 39 weeks gestation through the elimination of elective labor inductions and cesarean sections.