Ryan McAllister Ryan McAllister is the speaker in the classic YouTube video, Child Circumcision: An Elephant in the Hospital. The presentation is an honest, gentle look at circumcision, how it came to be performed so frequently in this country and … Continue reading →
Addiction Series: Rebecca Whitson, LMSW Rebecca Whitson, LMSW, will help unpack addiction. What is addiction? How does the disease develop over time? What does it look like and how do I identify if or know when to intervene with a loved … Continue reading →
Amber Clark and Holly Milkowski Circumcision with Amber Clark and Holly Milkowski – myths about circumcision and resources for research. … Continue reading →
Shazia Ashruf & Shaman Khan Topic: The Muslim ban and its effects on mothers and children Shazia Ashraf is an educator, community organizer and mother. She is the daughter of an interracial couple with Pakistani and Italian heritage, and is … Continue reading →
Jami Hain NOTE: Audio fixed Jami Hain is a Certified Nurse Midwife and owner of Nativiti Family Birth Center. She has been a nurse for 24 years and a midwife for 5 years. She worked as a nurse at Nativiti … Continue reading →
Patrick M. Houser It was his first son’s very difficult birth in 1976 which revealed to him the need to understand birth more fully. Patrick and his then wife went on to create the first documented waterbirth in the USA … Continue reading →
Dr. Pieyell Banik Dr. Banik received her undergraduate degree at Trinity University in San Antonio, TX. She earned her Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.) from Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine at the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort … Continue reading →
Dawn Koufakis-Basel A Certified Life Coach focusing on the struggles of women. A native of New Orleans who began her second life in Houston after living and working in Micronesia and Greece. Dawn has worked with women in prison in … Continue reading →
Jackie Griggs, RN, CNM Jackie Griggs, RN, CNM, has been involved in women’s health care since 1979, when she became a nurse. She has worked in hospitals, clinics, home and birth center settings. She attended UTMB at Galveston for her … Continue reading →
Becky McKimmey and Amy Perilman Becky McKimmey and Amy Perilman are our community’s newest hospital-based Certified Nurse Midwife practice. Becky tells us all about their new practice! … Continue reading →