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MISSION
Birth Houston is dedicated to providing women of diverse backgrounds with comprehensive well women. maternity and preventative healthcare throughout the lifecycle.
PHILOSOPHY
We believe that every woman has the right to a standard of excellence in her healthcare, to be treated with respect for human dignity and cultural preferences, and to be an active partner in her healthcare. We believe that the establishment of a freestanding birth center and women's health center provides the best opportunity to succeed in our mission.
PURPOSE
- To offer a comprehensive program of well woman health education that encourages women to take responsibility for their well-being. To support women's developing and maintaining healthy lifestyles, which will ultimately benefit not only themselves, but their families and communities.
- To provide safe, satisfying and affordable healthcare services in a caring, supportive and culturally sensitive environment. To welcome women of all ages, ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds who desire nurse- midwifery care.
- To support the family, the cornerstone of our social structure, by recognizing and respecting those individuals who are identified by the woman as members of her family unit.
- To respect a woman's right to informed consent. To encourage her to be an active partner in her care and to support the decisions she makes in matters of her health care.
- To offer and participate in community education focused on the benefits of midwifery care for women of all ages. To offer the birth center option for childbearing families.
- To provide, to the extent possible, student midwives and other healthcare providers with a clinical experience of the midwifery model of maternity care. To participate in related research and evaluation.
Birth Houston is a 501(c)3 non-profit that financially supports necessary medical services in Houston, Texas to fill in the financial gap. We need community support and donations to continue serving the local community.
Birth Houston is a wonderful organization that supports the lifelong journey of necessary medical care, compassion, and understanding that we all need. Thank you!
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Samantha, 2024