Kristen

What you should be looking for when you're looking at a birth center and what you should know if you're going to be choosing a home birth. Because this affects everybody. This doesn't just affect us. We're just the survivors. You never know if that's going to be you. low risk pregnancies are known to become unpredictable and become high risk.

What you should be looking for when you're looking at a birth center and what you should know if you're going to be choosing a home birth. Because this affects everybody. This doesn't just affect us. We're just the survivors. You never know if that's going to be you. low risk pregnancies are known to become unpredictable and become high risk.

What you should be looking for when you're looking at a birth center and what you should know if you're going to be choosing a home birth. Because this affects everybody. This doesn't just affect us. We're just the survivors. You never know if that's going to be you. low risk pregnancies are known to become unpredictable and become high risk.

And so preparing mothers for that, I think is paramount. Doing what we can to make sure that out of hospital options are held to a high level of professionalism is super important. Especially if we are considering out of hospital deliveries and out of hospital care, to be a bridge to the obstetrical deserts that we face here in Texas.

And so preparing mothers for that, I think is paramount. Doing what we can to make sure that out of hospital options are held to a high level of professionalism is super important. Especially if we are considering out of hospital deliveries and out of hospital care, to be a bridge to the obstetrical deserts that we face here in Texas.

And so preparing mothers for that, I think is paramount. Doing what we can to make sure that out of hospital options are held to a high level of professionalism is super important. Especially if we are considering out of hospital deliveries and out of hospital care, to be a bridge to the obstetrical deserts that we face here in Texas.

There really needs to be catch up in making sure that these providers are held to very high and similar standards that we hold our doctors, our nurses, and our hospitals to. and ensuring that there is collaboration.

There really needs to be catch up in making sure that these providers are held to very high and similar standards that we hold our doctors, our nurses, and our hospitals to. and ensuring that there is collaboration.

There really needs to be catch up in making sure that these providers are held to very high and similar standards that we hold our doctors, our nurses, and our hospitals to. and ensuring that there is collaboration.

We've done a lot of research on this and what we have found is the best outcomes come from environments where there were respectful and collaborative relationships between providers and there is a continuity of care.

We've done a lot of research on this and what we have found is the best outcomes come from environments where there were respectful and collaborative relationships between providers and there is a continuity of care.

We've done a lot of research on this and what we have found is the best outcomes come from environments where there were respectful and collaborative relationships between providers and there is a continuity of care.

I love that you brought that up, Markita, because that's really what we're focusing on this year as legislative session is soon to come to an end. We are really hoping to focus on community because that is something that we have all felt at some point in time. I know that freshly postpartum, I've never felt more isolated in my life. Unless you have adequate childcare and

I love that you brought that up, Markita, because that's really what we're focusing on this year as legislative session is soon to come to an end. We are really hoping to focus on community because that is something that we have all felt at some point in time. I know that freshly postpartum, I've never felt more isolated in my life. Unless you have adequate childcare and

I love that you brought that up, Markita, because that's really what we're focusing on this year as legislative session is soon to come to an end. We are really hoping to focus on community because that is something that we have all felt at some point in time. I know that freshly postpartum, I've never felt more isolated in my life. Unless you have adequate childcare and

and you have a good support system, and you are more than financially stable, you don't have access to important mental health resources. You don't have access to a community that can help you recover and heal through your postpartum period. And birth trauma happens everywhere. It happens in hospitals. It happens in out-of-hospital settings.

and you have a good support system, and you are more than financially stable, you don't have access to important mental health resources. You don't have access to a community that can help you recover and heal through your postpartum period. And birth trauma happens everywhere. It happens in hospitals. It happens in out-of-hospital settings.

and you have a good support system, and you are more than financially stable, you don't have access to important mental health resources. You don't have access to a community that can help you recover and heal through your postpartum period. And birth trauma happens everywhere. It happens in hospitals. It happens in out-of-hospital settings.

It happens even if you don't have a life-threatening issue that happens during your pregnancy, labor, and delivery. And all of those moments are important. Birth trauma, I wholeheartedly believe, affects the mother you're going to be and the person you grow into after.

It happens even if you don't have a life-threatening issue that happens during your pregnancy, labor, and delivery. And all of those moments are important. Birth trauma, I wholeheartedly believe, affects the mother you're going to be and the person you grow into after.