PRETERM BIRTH AWARENESS & PREVENTION
WHAT IS PRETERM BIRTH? A full-term pregnancy lasts about 40 weeks. Babies born before 37 weeks of pregnancy (gestation) are considered...
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Nov 7, 20234 min read
PREMATURITY AWARENESS MONTH PROCLAMATION 2023
We joined with partners, First 5 Fresno Count y , to proclaim November Prematurity Awareness Month in the County of Fresno. Thank you to...
Nov 8, 20222 min read
PREMATURITY AWARENESS MONTH PROCLAMATION 2022
IN THE MATTER OF PROCLAIMING NOVEMBER 2022 PREMATURITY AWARENESS MONTH WHEREAS, preterm birth is the delivery of an infant before 37...
Apr 30, 20221 min read
COVID COMMUNITY OUTREACH SUPPORTED BY PHI - TTH
While Black individuals are overrepresented in severe COVID-19 cases and deaths, in Fresno the Black population vaccination rate is the...
Dec 11, 20211 min read
IGNORED AND INVISIBLE
Perspectives from Black Women, Clinicians, and Community-Based Organizations for Reducing Preterm Birth "Ignored and Invisible":...
Nov 18, 20211 min read
PREMATURITY AWARENESS PROCLAMATION 2021
Pictured: Shantay Davies-Balch Learn more about preterm birth awareness and prevention here
Aug 12, 20211 min read
AIR POLLUTION AND PRETERM BIRTH
A 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 read
BLACK DOULA NETWORK
Fresno is facing a Black maternal and child health and a healthcare infrastructure crisis. Black women in Fresno experience preterm birth...
Jul 1, 20213 min read
THESE BLACK MOMS GAVE BIRTH EARLY. THEY DON'T WANT THEIR EXPERIENCES TO BE NORMAL
Like many Black women, Shantay Davies-Balch and Sabrina Beavers delivered their babies earlier than they'd hoped. The two friends came to...
Jun 29, 20211 min read
ANNOUNCING OUR NEW RAP GRANTEES
Read the article here: https://pretermbirthca.ucsf.edu/news/announcing-our-new-rap-grantees
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