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Achieving Breastfeeding Equity through the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative

We would not have the resources we now have for breastfeeding support if it wasn't for the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative. To have breastfeeding as one of the basics, as one of the things that have to be covered, it's a game-changer.

Fresno County Preterm Birth Initiative Celebrates Five Years of Success, Transitions Collective Impact Operations to Community Partners

After five years of building strong community coalitions to address the preterm birth epidemic, the Fresno County Preterm Birth Initiative (Fresno PTBI) has evolved its collective impact operations to a virtual model, whereby its activities will be managed by a network of Fresno community-based...

Dual Burden Birth: Tanisha's story

Tanisha with her son, who was born prematurely. Photo credit: Tanisha Fuller When Tanisha Fuller, then 26, woke up in the middle of the night with a sharp pain between her shoulder blades, she thought it was just gas. Being six months pregnant with her third child, she was hoping the pain was...

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

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

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

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

Expecting Justice's Racial Equity 101 Toolkit Now Available

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

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

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

Brianne Taylor is SOLARS' Program Manager and a graduate of PTBi's Benioff Community Innovators.