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 →
Dr. Sarita Bennett MANA Vice President responding to ACOG Dr. Sarita Bennett is an Osteopathic Family Practice Physician who has practiced classical midwifery for 35+ years. She shares and teaches a deep understanding of physiology and the need to look … Continue reading →
Jen Kamel It’s Cesarean Awareness Month and we are thrilled to have Jen Kamel, nationally recognized consumer advocate and founder of VBAC Facts. She will be educating us about cesareans for arrest of descent and VBACs after such a cesarean. … Continue reading →
Amanda Moore Cesarean Awareness Month – Amanda Moore will discuss with us the emotional impact of her Cesarean Birth After Cesarean (CBAC). … Continue reading →
Vanessa Sims Vanessa Sims, born in Honduras, raised in England, married to David for four years after meeting and falling in love in London. She has worked as a hair and makeup artist in Houston for five years, and is … Continue reading →
Tara Wineki-Smith April is Cesarean Awareness Month and have we got a birth story for you! Join us tonight with our guest Tara Wineki-Smith who will be sharing her Vaginal Birth After Cesarean story. … Continue reading →
Karen Brody is a writer and women’s well-being and leadership advocate. Her book, DARING TO REST: Reclaim Your Power with Yoga Nidra Rest Meditation, has been called a “masterpiece,” “simply brilliant,” and a 40-day program that “makes yoga nidra relevant … Continue reading →