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1 in 270 Births Have “Dual Burden” of Prematurity and Severe Maternal Complications

By Rachel Harrison at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing on July 16, 2019
Study of 3 Million California Births Emphasizes Need for Proactive, Coordinated Care for Families Simultaneously Impacted by Preterm Birth and Maternal Morbidity

A Father's Power: Supporting Fathers during Pregnancy and Premature Birth

July 12, 2019
We don’t see the dads, or partners, as an asset and that is very Fresno. We look at the problems and don’t see the strengths we have. We can change that. Bob Nelson, Superintendent Fresno Unified School District

PTBi Members Testify in Sacramento for SB 464

July 12, 2019
Update: On October 7, 2019 California Governor, Gavin Newsom, signed SB 464 into law!

Expecting Justice's Racial Equity 101 Toolkit Now Available

July 11, 2019
We are excited to share that our San Francisco Collective Impact program, Expecting Justice, has created the Racial Equity 101 Toolkit, A Series of Tools to Advance Racial Equity in the Workplace. The toolkit includes anti-racist leadership self-assessments, guides to initiating conversations about...

Welcoming 2019-2021 Postdoctoral Fellows

July 11, 2019
Photo: Preterm Birth Initiative 2017 Postdoctoral Research Fellows

After 30 years, WIC vouchers finally covered fresh produce. New PTBi research shows improvements in maternal and infant health

June 24, 2019
Rita Hamad is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine and the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies at UCSF, and Policy Lead for the California Preterm Birth Initiative.

Juneteenth with SOLARS' Brianne Taylor

By Brianne Taylor on June 19, 2019
Brianne Taylor is SOLARS' Program Manager and a graduate of PTBi's Benioff Community Innovators.

Meet Our Strategic Advisory Board

June 17, 2019
We are proud to have a cohort of inspiring and influential thought leaders to support our mission of reducing preterm birth rates and improving outcomes for babies born too soon. 

Help Us Understand the Link Between Stress and Preterm Birth

June 06, 2019
The Supporting Our Ladies and Reducing Stress to Prevent Preterm Birth (SOLARS) study is one of the first, large-scale studies, led by women of color and by women who have had a preterm birth, designed to help understand the impact of stress, anxiety, and racism - in addition to resilience and...

Cash During Pregnancy: A Promising Approach for Improving Health Inequities at Birth

June 06, 2019
We need to be talking about wealth, not income. Wealth is what allows us to live with dignity and have freedom of choice. It is also passed down from generation to generation. Jhumpa Bhattacharya, Vice President of Programs and Strategy Insight Center for Community Economic Development

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