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PTBi-CA Welcomes New Community Advisory Board Members at Orientation

We are thrilled to present the new cohort of our Community Advisory Board! Joining many of our returning members from Fresno, Oakland, and San Francisco are eight community leaders who are dedicated to advocating for Black and Brown parents who face reproductive injustices every day.

PTBi-CA Contributes to Major Global Report Urging Specialized Treatment for Premature Infants

Global coalition calls for better care and stronger legislation to save babies on the brink of death

Routes to Success for Medicaid Coverage of Doula Care: An Issue Brief

The Issue Racism and racial bias in health care have helped contribute to what is now coming to be understood as a national crisis of maternal deaths for women of color, in particular, Black and Indigenous/American Indian women. The statistics are shocking: Black women are three to four times as...

We Helped to Create New Technology to Monitor Premies' Temperature

We are proud to have partnered with bioengineers at UCSF and Texas Instruments to develop an adhesive embedded flexible wireless temperature sensor for remotely and accurately monitoring temperature (and potentially other vital signs) in NICU babies. Our Co-Principal Investigator, Linda Franck, and...

Celebrating the Making of Birth Justice Warriors in Honor of World Prematurity Day

On November 30th, we honored World Prematurity Day by sharing the development of a new campaign, Birth Justice Warriors, which celebrates the lives of people working to better the birth experiences of Black and brown families in our communities. Located at Impact Hub Oakland, the Birth Justice...

We are Hiring!

Family Participation in the Care of the Inpatient Newborn: A Technical Brief

On World Prematurity Day, November 17th, Every Preemie—SCALE joined the global community in highlighting the importance of “Working together: partnering with families in the care of small and sick newborns”, contributed to by PTBi-CA Co-Principal Investigator, Linda Franck.

Improving Parent's Involvement in the NICU: mFICare has Launched!

The importance of a parent’s involvement in their premature infant’s care while in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit cannot be overstated. Parental participation has clearly been shown to improve health outcomes for premature babies in the NICU. However, the days, weeks or even months a parent...

Preterm Birth Initiative Seeking Faculty

We are excited to share that the UCSF Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences and California Preterm Birth Initiative are searching for two faculty positions! 

Join us at the American Public Health Association Annual (APHA) Conference

This year we are excited to travel to San Diego for the annual American Public Health Association (APHA) Meeting and Expo, which will take place from November 10th through the 14th. With more than 12,000 people expected to attend, the event represents the largest annual gathering of public health...