Larry Rand, Alexis Cobbins, and Solaire Spellen, PTBi's leadership, reaffirm their commitment to anti-racism and celebrate current programs and initiatives to bring in the new year.
Abundant Birth Project expands to four additional counties
The basic income program for Black pregnant people received a $5 million state grant to reduce preterm birth rates among Black mothers and provide babies a healthy start in life.
Expecting Justice invites you to Mama Wellness Day
On January 14, Expecting Justice in collaboration with Bayview YMCA, Voices for Birth Justice, EMBRACE, and Black Infant Health is bringing mamas a day of ease, embodiment, restoration, reconnection, community, and creativity.
To achieve population-level reductions in preterm birth and to reduce racial inequities, PTBi catalyzed two cross-sector coalitions in San Francisco and Fresno using the Collective Impact (CI) approach, the results of which were published in The Maternal Child Health Journal.
It is known that Family Integrated Care (FICare) benefits preterm infants compared with Family-Centered Care (FCC). A newly published study compared preterm weight and discharge outcomes between FCC and mobile-enhanced FICare (mFICare) in the US.
PTBi Associate Director Solaire Spellen shares her career trajectory and passion for investing in the work of Black women. She notes, "The very first step is to listen to Black women. Trust Black women. The next step is to follow through."
Anti-racism course taught by Dante King and Robin DiAngelo
PTBi friend and mentor, Dante King is co-teaching a 16-week program titled "Unlearning and Addressing Anti-Blackness, White Supremacy, and Racism in American Culture and Institutions Leaders Fellowship (for Transformational Leaders)." Classes will take place on Wednesdays starting May 3rd.
A shared position between the Black Women’s Health & Livelihood Initiative and the Office of Diversity & Outreach with a goal of fostering and cultivating wellness for the Black community at UCSF including staff, trainees, faculty, students, patients, and community members.
Birthright has wrapped its second podcast season and to celebrate, they are launching a brand new extension of the podcast: The Black Birthing Joyline! Users can call 844-5GETJOY and move through extensions 1 to 6 to listen to uplifting two-minute messages from guests who’ve had positive birth experiences.
The Black Mamas Matter Alliance (BMMA) announced the official theme for Black Maternal Health Week 2023 (#BMHW23) to be "Our Bodies Belong to Us!: Restoring Black Autonomy and Joy."
The ACEs Aware initiative is a first-in-the-nation effort to screen patients for Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) to help improve and save lives. They are recruiting community-based and direct service organizations to join their Partners Community Council and people between 16 and 26 years old to join their Youth and Young Adult Council.
Cherished Futures of Black Moms and Babies published two reports, "Advancing Birth Equity in Los Angeles County: Clinic Interview Findings and the Impact of Structural Racism in Black Neighborhoods" and "Engaging Community Members & Key Stakeholders in the Development of a Birth Equity Hospital Designation."
