November 2022

National Native American Heritage Month | Prematurity Awareness Month

HOPE Live: World Prematurity Day 2022

On November 17 from 10:00 - 12:00 pm PT, join the HOPE study and pregnant people who have participated in the HOPE Study in a discussion about pregnancy and parenting during the pandemic, the next steps for the study, and emerging technologies that may help reduce rates of preterm birth and related complications.

Preterm Birth: What to know and how to get through it

Join Voices for Birth Justice at 6:30 pm PT tomorrow, Nov. 17, on Instagram. Loren Newman will be hosting PTBi Executive Director Alexis Cobbins and Health Education Specialist Kamilah Davis. They will be talking about strategies and resources as well as how you can support your community in the future.

Sleep Apnea and Birth Outcomes

PTBi's latest publication found that infants born to individuals with a diagnosis of sleep apnea or insomnia were at increased risk of several adverse outcomes. Read "Adverse infant outcomes among women with sleep apnea or insomnia during pregnancy: A retrospective cohort study," in Sleep Health.

Voices for Birth Justice Fresno

Bridgette Blebu knew the importance of collaborating with community in research from the get-go. "Because of racism, we’re seeing inequitable outcomes, experiences, and care for communities of color — Black communities especially," she said in her Voices for Birth Justice feature.

Learn more about her work with the Fresno community and the EMBRACE study.

What We're Reading

The rate of premature birth in the United States is climbing, according to the infant and maternal health nonprofit March of Dimes. Read "US gets D+ grade for rising preterm birth rates, new report finds" from CNN.

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