Kristen

And I think it's important to note that per NARM, the North American Registry of Midwives, they state that every midwife has to come up with their own guidelines for their practice. So of these contracted expert witnesses, you have people who by and large have their own standards. There is no standard that they're both looking at together and going, ooh, that is preeclampsia.

And I think it's important to note that per NARM, the North American Registry of Midwives, they state that every midwife has to come up with their own guidelines for their practice. So of these contracted expert witnesses, you have people who by and large have their own standards. There is no standard that they're both looking at together and going, ooh, that is preeclampsia.

Is it preeclampsia to one? Sure. Is it preeclampsia to another? Maybe not. I don't have a lot of trust in that part. And they completely will not hire any doctors or certified nurse midwives or anybody who is an expert in those fields to look at these cases.

Is it preeclampsia to one? Sure. Is it preeclampsia to another? Maybe not. I don't have a lot of trust in that part. And they completely will not hire any doctors or certified nurse midwives or anybody who is an expert in those fields to look at these cases.

Is it preeclampsia to one? Sure. Is it preeclampsia to another? Maybe not. I don't have a lot of trust in that part. And they completely will not hire any doctors or certified nurse midwives or anybody who is an expert in those fields to look at these cases.

I think it is inappropriate to have people who potentially don't understand the pathologies that they're looking at making judgment on these cases. I find that inappropriate and actually unethical because you're not getting true justice here. The midwifery community in Texas is very small.

I think it is inappropriate to have people who potentially don't understand the pathologies that they're looking at making judgment on these cases. I find that inappropriate and actually unethical because you're not getting true justice here. The midwifery community in Texas is very small.

I think it is inappropriate to have people who potentially don't understand the pathologies that they're looking at making judgment on these cases. I find that inappropriate and actually unethical because you're not getting true justice here. The midwifery community in Texas is very small.

And the midwives that are on the board that are usually used as expert witnesses, if you're friends with that expert witness and you know that they're an expert witness, is your case being taken seriously? Is that friend just going to push your case along or close it because they were good friends with the midwife that you were complaining against?

And the midwives that are on the board that are usually used as expert witnesses, if you're friends with that expert witness and you know that they're an expert witness, is your case being taken seriously? Is that friend just going to push your case along or close it because they were good friends with the midwife that you were complaining against?

And the midwives that are on the board that are usually used as expert witnesses, if you're friends with that expert witness and you know that they're an expert witness, is your case being taken seriously? Is that friend just going to push your case along or close it because they were good friends with the midwife that you were complaining against?

We realized that TDLR doesn't have the resources that they need to be able to really investigate these types of cases adequately. We were very disappointed when we found out that TDLR specializes in giving admin fines and things like that for violated terms. They don't charge criminally.

We realized that TDLR doesn't have the resources that they need to be able to really investigate these types of cases adequately. We were very disappointed when we found out that TDLR specializes in giving admin fines and things like that for violated terms. They don't charge criminally.

We realized that TDLR doesn't have the resources that they need to be able to really investigate these types of cases adequately. We were very disappointed when we found out that TDLR specializes in giving admin fines and things like that for violated terms. They don't charge criminally.

They can send off cases to the OAG or to a law enforcement agency, but they're not required to, from what I was told. So it's up to their discretion to decide what kind of accountability disciplinary actions are adequate for these types of situations. I went through the hoops. I contacted Dallas PD. I contacted the Texas Medical Board. I also tried to connect with the district attorney's office.

They can send off cases to the OAG or to a law enforcement agency, but they're not required to, from what I was told. So it's up to their discretion to decide what kind of accountability disciplinary actions are adequate for these types of situations. I went through the hoops. I contacted Dallas PD. I contacted the Texas Medical Board. I also tried to connect with the district attorney's office.

They can send off cases to the OAG or to a law enforcement agency, but they're not required to, from what I was told. So it's up to their discretion to decide what kind of accountability disciplinary actions are adequate for these types of situations. I went through the hoops. I contacted Dallas PD. I contacted the Texas Medical Board. I also tried to connect with the district attorney's office.

I also contacted the OAG's office, all of which said that it is up to the licensing agency to submit reports and to lift these cases up for criminal prosecution. I could not do that myself. The Dallas PD was like, that's not something that we can do for you. The TMB, the Texas Medical Board, said they are not under our jurisdiction. We cannot prosecute midwives because we do not regulate them.

I also contacted the OAG's office, all of which said that it is up to the licensing agency to submit reports and to lift these cases up for criminal prosecution. I could not do that myself. The Dallas PD was like, that's not something that we can do for you. The TMB, the Texas Medical Board, said they are not under our jurisdiction. We cannot prosecute midwives because we do not regulate them.

I also contacted the OAG's office, all of which said that it is up to the licensing agency to submit reports and to lift these cases up for criminal prosecution. I could not do that myself. The Dallas PD was like, that's not something that we can do for you. The TMB, the Texas Medical Board, said they are not under our jurisdiction. We cannot prosecute midwives because we do not regulate them.