News
Soroptimists of El Cerrito
16/12/08 11:46
The Soroptimists of El Cerrito have named Chris and me as women who “Make a Difference for Women” for this year. That is so exciting. This puts MOMS in the running for a grant from the national organization. We’ll be speaking with the El Cerrito group later this quarter. Neat, huh?!
Trish
Trish
SF Gate Article
07/12/08 11:31
The San Francisco Chronicle published an article about us! You can read the article from the SF Chronicle here: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/11/02/BASB13H0H7.DTL&hw=patricia+ross&sn=001&sc=1000.
It has some inaccuracies (I’m not yet a certified midwife - I have finished the academics and most of the clinical requirements), and the comment about Chris and me being in our "golden years" is stunning, but it is a good article and we really enjoyed talking with Meredith. I thought she did a very good job overall of capturing our work.
I was surprised at some of the nasty feedback we got about wasting time and money going overseas to some “god-forsaken villages”. And some folks were adamant about sterilizing the poor. I thought those attitudes were long gone, but sadly they remain.
Anyway, most of the feedback we got has been enormously positive. We’ve had some great conversations with caring people as a result. Nice.
Trish
It has some inaccuracies (I’m not yet a certified midwife - I have finished the academics and most of the clinical requirements), and the comment about Chris and me being in our "golden years" is stunning, but it is a good article and we really enjoyed talking with Meredith. I thought she did a very good job overall of capturing our work.
I was surprised at some of the nasty feedback we got about wasting time and money going overseas to some “god-forsaken villages”. And some folks were adamant about sterilizing the poor. I thought those attitudes were long gone, but sadly they remain.
Anyway, most of the feedback we got has been enormously positive. We’ve had some great conversations with caring people as a result. Nice.
Trish