News

We'll Miss You, Daphina!

June 10, 2021

Help us congratulate our much-loved Community Engagement Program Manager, Daphina Melbourne, as she takes on a new role as the new Perinatal Equity Initiatives Coordinator for Alameda County! Daphina started working with PTBi as a Community Advisory Board member, and then joined as a staff member....

Pay Tribute to Incredible Fathers on Instagram - Call for Photos

June 09, 2021

Pictured: Reggie Moore wearing an "empathy belly" during his partner, PTBi designer, Loren Newman's pregnancy.

PTBi’s Annual Strategic Advisory Board Meeting

June 01, 2021

At the end of April 2021, we hosted the California Preterm Birth Initiative (PTBi) Strategic Advisory Board (SAB) meeting, chaired by the UCSF Chancellor, Sam Hawgood. The Strategic Advisory Board consists of ten inspiring and influential thought leaders who meet annually to support our mission of...

Welcome to our new team members!

May 28, 2021

We are so honored to welcome three new team members to support the community engagement efforts of Expecting Justice and First 5

PTBi researchers and team members win prestigious awards

May 28, 2021

Congratulations to PTBi Associate Director Solaire Spellen and PTBi Post Doctoral Fellow Elze Rackaityte!

BLACK fathers share what they need to be more involved in prenatal programs in this new report

May 24, 2021

We are thrilled to share a preliminary report from a recent PTBi-funded RAP project headed by Shantay Davies-Balch titled Evaluation of an adapted fatherhood curriculum to strengthen paternal involvement during pregnancy among Black men in Fresno, CA.