Nov 30, 20233 min readCARING FOR YOUR BABY IN THE NICU: QUICK TIPS!About the video In this brief interview, BWPC's Ta-She-Ra Manning (Program Coordinator & Doula Trainee) opens up about her journey...
Nov 7, 20231 min readPRETERM BIRTH AWARENESS & PREVENTIONWHAT IS PRETERM BIRTH? A full-term pregnancy lasts about 40 weeks. Babies born before 37 weeks of pregnancy (gestation) are considered...
Nov 8, 20222 min readPREMATURITY AWARENESS MONTH PROCLAMATION 2022IN THE MATTER OF PROCLAIMING NOVEMBER 2022 PREMATURITY AWARENESS MONTH WHEREAS, preterm birth is the delivery of an infant before 37...
Apr 30, 20221 min readCOVID COMMUNITY OUTREACH SUPPORTED BY PHI - TTHWhile Black individuals are overrepresented in severe COVID-19 cases and deaths, in Fresno the Black population vaccination rate is the...
Dec 11, 20211 min readIGNORED AND INVISIBLEPerspectives from Black Women, Clinicians, and Community-Based Organizations for Reducing Preterm Birth "Ignored and Invisible":...
Nov 18, 20211 min readPREMATURITY AWARENESS PROCLAMATION 2021Pictured: Shantay Davies-Balch Learn more about preterm birth awareness and prevention here
Aug 12, 20211 min readAIR POLLUTION AND PRETERM BIRTHA full-term pregnancy lasts for 40 weeks. When a baby is born before 37 weeks of completed pregnancy they are preterm. Babies weighing...
Aug 4, 20211 min readBLACK DOULA NETWORKFresno is facing a Black maternal and child health and a healthcare infrastructure crisis. Black women in Fresno experience preterm birth...
Jun 29, 20211 min readANNOUNCING OUR NEW RAP GRANTEESRead the article here: https://pretermbirthca.ucsf.edu/news/announcing-our-new-rap-grantees