There are many things you can do to help ensure a full-term, healthy baby. This isn't medical advice exactly, just common sense.
1. Avoid unnecessary induction
In the absence of a good medical reason, let your baby come when they are ready! Due Dates are just estimates, and they can be wrong by as much as two weeks...so that scheduled induction at 37 weeks might result in a 35 week old baby who needs a lot of medical help.
2. Reduce job stress
Overwork, fatigue, and job-related stress leads to a higher incidence of pre-term labor than pregnant women who are not employed outside of the home. Try to work with your employers to find things you can do instead. If that isn't possible, pregnancy disability leave might be an option for your family.
3. Eat well
Not too much, not too little, lots of vegetables. Malnutrition before pregnancy and poor weight gain prior to 20 weeks are highly associated with premature labor. Take those vitamins, too.
Relax and enjoy the time before this new addition to your family!
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