Kristen

Hi. Yes, Dr. Clark, I heard your intro and I felt like I was watching another one of your reels on Instagram. It's wonderful to meet you. Postpartum, I did a lot of searching for answers. Part of that was done on social media platforms, looking at people who specialized in birth trauma and things of that nature. And I stumbled across

your social media platform and was just really enamored by the integrity and the mission to provide pregnant people with accurate information. breaking down some of the negative stigma around hot topics such as interventions, epidurals, or even being inside of a hospital.

your social media platform and was just really enamored by the integrity and the mission to provide pregnant people with accurate information. breaking down some of the negative stigma around hot topics such as interventions, epidurals, or even being inside of a hospital.

your social media platform and was just really enamored by the integrity and the mission to provide pregnant people with accurate information. breaking down some of the negative stigma around hot topics such as interventions, epidurals, or even being inside of a hospital.

That was healing for me to see a medical professional and OBGYN take a part of this movement that's happening to really safeguard pregnant people and their babies. So yes, I'm geeking out over here and I'm very excited.

That was healing for me to see a medical professional and OBGYN take a part of this movement that's happening to really safeguard pregnant people and their babies. So yes, I'm geeking out over here and I'm very excited.

That was healing for me to see a medical professional and OBGYN take a part of this movement that's happening to really safeguard pregnant people and their babies. So yes, I'm geeking out over here and I'm very excited.

Yeah. Dr. Clark, you say a lot of things that I talk about often whenever I am conversing with other professionals in the field. And something that I noticed about my care and every other survivor that I have encountered is that we are not given advice. all of the information that is needed for us to make good, well-rounded decisions for ourselves. That's the key part.

Yeah. Dr. Clark, you say a lot of things that I talk about often whenever I am conversing with other professionals in the field. And something that I noticed about my care and every other survivor that I have encountered is that we are not given advice. all of the information that is needed for us to make good, well-rounded decisions for ourselves. That's the key part.

Yeah. Dr. Clark, you say a lot of things that I talk about often whenever I am conversing with other professionals in the field. And something that I noticed about my care and every other survivor that I have encountered is that we are not given advice. all of the information that is needed for us to make good, well-rounded decisions for ourselves. That's the key part.

You go into a birth center and let's say I had a previous cesarean section. We're being told that this is pretty low risk information. But what they're not saying is one in 200 women have a rupture. And if you rupture in an out-of-hospital setting, we may not be able to get you to the care that you need in time to save your life and your baby's lives.

You go into a birth center and let's say I had a previous cesarean section. We're being told that this is pretty low risk information. But what they're not saying is one in 200 women have a rupture. And if you rupture in an out-of-hospital setting, we may not be able to get you to the care that you need in time to save your life and your baby's lives.

You go into a birth center and let's say I had a previous cesarean section. We're being told that this is pretty low risk information. But what they're not saying is one in 200 women have a rupture. And if you rupture in an out-of-hospital setting, we may not be able to get you to the care that you need in time to save your life and your baby's lives.

And that's imperative information for us to know. I was a first-time mom. I knew nothing about what was happening to my body. I knew nothing about pregnancy, labor, and delivery. I trusted my providers to tell me everything that I needed to know. And when red flags started to pop up throughout my care, I was always told by my providers that this was some variation of normal.

And that's imperative information for us to know. I was a first-time mom. I knew nothing about what was happening to my body. I knew nothing about pregnancy, labor, and delivery. I trusted my providers to tell me everything that I needed to know. And when red flags started to pop up throughout my care, I was always told by my providers that this was some variation of normal.

And that's imperative information for us to know. I was a first-time mom. I knew nothing about what was happening to my body. I knew nothing about pregnancy, labor, and delivery. I trusted my providers to tell me everything that I needed to know. And when red flags started to pop up throughout my care, I was always told by my providers that this was some variation of normal.

My providers chose not to refer me to a higher level of care where I could have had informed decision-making.

My providers chose not to refer me to a higher level of care where I could have had informed decision-making.

My providers chose not to refer me to a higher level of care where I could have had informed decision-making.

Malik's Law provides us with information that we previously don't have. We're often, as consumers of midwives, met with slogans such as, we are just as safe as any hospital and any OBGYN. And then it is up to the provider or the birth center to give us statistics, statistics that cannot be found through any national database. it leaves consumers really just relying on the word of their mouth.