California Premature Infant Health Coalition (CAPIHC)

What do Parent Advocate groups, the March of Dimes, Legislative Advocates, Ob-Gyn physicians, Neonatologists, NICU nurses, Public Health administrators, MedImmune Pharmaceuticals, Pacific Life Foundation, Abbot Nutrition, Health Net Inc, and several hospitals have in common? We all love babies and are concerned about the growing problem of prematurity in our state and throughout the US. Representative stakeolders convened in Sacramento June 1-2 to discuss future initiatives aimed at decreasing the rate of premature births in California. Yours truly is shown here with Lori Bowlby, RN, BSN, administrator of the High Risk Infant Follow-up Clinic at John Muir Health Systems in Walnut Creek. Also present were colleagues Peyton Mason-Marti, Director, California March of Dimes, and two featured Neonatologists in the film, Micropremature Babies: How Low Can you Go?, Dr. Bob Piecuch and Dr. Alex Espinoza.

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