New Yearβs Greetings From the Team at PTBi
The start of the New Year is usually a time for celebration and hopeful planning, but for those involved in maternal and reproductive health, 2025 brings concerns about whatβs to come.
The last few years have seen a backward slide in reproductive rights, and the dread of future losses lingers. As an organization focused on using scientific research, community partnerships, and strategic approaches to create equitable maternal care for Black people, we know there will be challenges ahead. We also know that we are not alone, and neither are you.
We remain committed to creating a healthier, more equitable future for Black families and, therefore, all families. Your resilience, support, and dedication to this work are the reasons we can continue. With collective strength and cooperation, we will continue to overcome obstacles, together.
We made meaningful strides in 2024, like completing the data collection stage of the EMBRACE Prenatal Care Study in Fresno, hosting the 3rd Hackers for Birth Justice Hackathon in partnership with Twilio, and designing the See Us Birth art exhibit (currently on display at the UCSF Women's Health Clinic). More than a dozen PTBi-funded studies were published, including breakthrough foundational research on SIDS, how structural racism affects maternal health of Black birthing people, and an in-depth look at the risk and protective factors among different racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups in California.
We understand that creating lasting progress comes from building with the community, and we continue to champion people with lived experience as experts in our scientific studies. By empowering those affected by adverse issues as research partners, we can tackle the real problems and understand how to meaningfully address them.
Because of you, we are looking forward to the coming year. We continue to be humbled by our collaborators, direct and indirect, our community and are feeling as inspired as ever to work for the future Black and Brown communities deserve.
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