Fathers want their children to have every opportunity to thrive starting at birth. However, fathers can sometimes feel left out or helpless during their partner’s pregnancy, birth and after birth period, especially if the birth is premature (born before 37 weeks). Many fathers may be unaware that preterm birth is a serious epidemic that can have life-long consequences for their children. For our June Collaboratory we honor Father’s Day by speaking with dads who have experienced a preterm birth about what advice they have for future fathers, and their recommendations to clinicians and doulas about best practices for engaging fathers in the pregnancy and birth process.
Program
6:00 - 6:30pm | Refreshments served
6:30 - 8:00pm | Presentations and discussion
Translation services will be available in Spanish and Hmong
Facilitator:
David Ochoa
David Ochoa is a proud member of the PTBi Fresno Dads' Council and is a project Engineer at Four C's Construction in Fresno.
Speakers:
James Barrientez
James Barrientez is a proud member of the Fresno County Preterm Birth Initiative Dads' Council and has been committed to their monthly meeting since it began. James graduated with honors from Kaplan College with an Associate Degree in Criminal Justice. He currently works as an Associate with Amazon.com, Incorporated. He enjoys spending time with his family, drawing and doing tattoos.
Amber Costantino
Amber Costantino is the Monitoring, Learning, and Evaluation (MLE) Specialist at the Fresno County Preterm Birth Initiative. Amber graduated in 2016 with a M.A. in Experimental Psychology from California State University, Fresno. During her graduate studies, Amber gained experience as a data analyst intern at CART High School and UCSF Fresno Medical Center. After earning her masters, Amber became a Research Data Analyst at the Central Valley Health Policy Institute and part-time faculty in the Psychology Department at California State University, Fresno. As a Fresno native, Amber recognizes the importance the Preterm Birth Initiative and is dedicated to showing the impact it has on her community.
Bakari Graves
Bakari Graves was born and raised in Fresno, California. Bakari is married with four beautiful children. He enjoys his family, cooking, gardening, and helping others when needed. Honored to be a part of the Fresno County PTBi Dads’ Council. He continues to work to fix a real issue, not just for African Americans but for all.
Robert Nelson
Robert G. Nelson is the Superintendent of Fresno Unified School District since September 2017. Prior to his appointment, Dr. Nelson served the district for over 23 years, holding various roles including teacher, vice principal, principal, human resources administrator and chief of staff. Dr. Nelson served as the Chawanakee Unified Superintendent in Eastern Madera County for approximately three years before returning to Fresno Unified School District. Dr. and Mrs. Nelson have always felt a need to support children and have spent a number of years as foster parents, resulting in the adoption of four of their seven children.
Lynell Taylor
Lynell Taylor is a husband, father of three and lives in Fresno California. He has been working in Social Services for the past 15 years and has been very passionate about volunteering with PTBi Fresno ever since his youngest child was born two months premature. Lynell meets with PTBi Fresno Dad's Council on a monthly basis to discuss and learn about statistics and how to lower the rate of premature birth in Fresno County. Lynell is also very honored to co-chair the policy committee.
Remote Access
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CME Credits will be available.
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