Debbie Hull and Jackie Griggs, The Scope of Practice of Midwives and Doulas Debbie Hull has been serving expectant Houston families as a doula and childbirth educator for over 21 years. She is a frequent guest host of Whole Mother … Continue reading →
Ashley Musil, CPM Ashley Musil, CPM, tells us about COVID-19 and the changes in the way we handle birth and postpartum in hospitals, birthing centers, and home birth or community birth. She will also tell us about the document COVID-19—Current … Continue reading →
Patricia Perkins, RN, CNM, and Bliss Birthing Center Patricia “Trish” Perkins is a Certified Nurse Midwife who began her career as a labor and delivery nurse working with the Baylor midwives at Jefferson Davis Hospital. After raising her own family, … Continue reading →
BIRTH, a Play by Karen Brody Catrice Harris is a wife, mother, and grandmother, who has been supporting families with childbirth education, labor and birth, and lactation support since 1992. Her initial lactation training was through The University of Texas … Continue reading →
Catrice Harris Catrice Harris – doula, apprentice midwife, childbirth educator – tells us about African American midwifery history and reports on new maternal mortality statistics and the risk factors for Black and Native American women. How can we and healthcare … Continue reading →
Jackie Griggs Jackie Griggs is a certified nurse midwife in the Houston area since 1989. She attended The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston to obtain a master’s degree in nursing. She owned and operated Bay Area Birth Center … Continue reading →
Rowan TwoSisters Rowan TwoSisters, midwife, pelvic floor scar remediation, trauma-informed pelvic exams and STI testing, Arvigo Mayan abdominal massage, labor whispering, and pregnancy loss support. She will tell us about the booth at B.I.R.T.H. Fair for Queers, the pregnancy loss support … Continue reading →
Sarah Owens Sarah Owens is a Certified Nurse-Midwife at Nativiti Family Birth Center and Women’s Health Associates in The Woodlands, Texas, where she provides newborn care and full-scope midwifery care for childbearing women. She earned her Bachelor of Science in … Continue reading →
Afua Hassaine and Patricia Ghaly Afua Hassaine moved to Houston to pursue a career in midwifery. She graduated from the Houston School of Midwifery in 1984. Afua is the founder, owner and licensed midwife of The Birthing Place. The Birthing … Continue reading →
Midwifery, Andie Wyrick and Jaelin Stickels A certified nurse midwife and doctorate student, Andie Wyrick has been in the Houston birth community for over a decade. Her experience includes elementary school nursing, hospital L & D, birth center, and home … Continue reading →