Kindred Hearts: Perinatal & Family Support

02/23/2026

ICE deported Juana 36 weeks into her pregnancy over the weekend. She had been at Dilley trailer prison for three months with her two young children. She was fearful of giving birth while imprisoned. When ICE first attempted to deport her, doctors and airlines REFUSED to clear her for travel because she was too close to her due date. But ICE shopped around for a doctor and airline that would be complicit in this cruelty.

Juana said that the stress is so bad that her hair is falling out—that she can’t take it anymore. I am gravely concerned that ICE is failing to meet the most basic medical needs of expecting mothers like Juana while imprisoned. Treating pregnant women and their unborn children with such cruelty is unconscionable. I will continue to inspect Dilley and uncover how ICE is treating pregnant women—who they hid from me during my last oversight inspection—to ensure their safety and wellbeing. We must and .

02/23/2026

✨THIS WEEK’S EVENTS✨
✨FREE & KID-FRIENDLY✨

🌊Coastal Bend🌊

📅Monday
🏃‍♀️‍➡️Moms in Motion - Walk 2/23 - Dick Kleberg Park, Kingsville

📅Wednesday
🏋️‍♀️Fit For Us: Family-Friendly Group Fitness 2/25

📅Thursday
🏃‍♀️‍➡️Moms in Motion - Walk + Playdate 2/26 - La Palmera Mall, CC
*serving English and Spanish speaking moms

🌲Bastrop🌲

📅Friday
Moms in Motion - Walk + Playdate 2/27 - Bob Bryant Park, Bastrop

Find all the info you need here:
https://www.themomsinmotionproject.org

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02/08/2026

A 2025 study published in AJOG adds powerful, up-to-date data showing associations between doula care and improved maternal and newborn outcomes.

Key Maternal Outcomes:

More vaginal births after cesarean (VBAC): For every 100 patients who received doula care, there were 15 to 34 additional VBACs compared with those without doula care.

Higher postpartum follow-up attendance: 5 to 6 more per 100 received postpartum office visits.

Key Neonatal / Infant Outcomes

Increased exclusive breastfeeding rates: Babies whose families had doula support were more likely to breastfeed exclusively.

Fewer preterm births (and early preterm births): Doula-supported births showed a reduction in preterm birth rates.

In short, the study links doula care with improvements in birth outcomes — across birth mode (more VBACs), infant health (less prematurity), and early infant care (breastfeeding, postpartum follow-up).

Read more: https://internationaldoulainstitute.com/2025/11/evidence-for-doulas-new-ajog-study-finds-doulas-improve-outcomes/

02/02/2026

🤰🏽We're just a few weeks away from Healthy Mom, Healthy Baby, our annual event that helps moms and their partners understand how taking care of mom is key to taking care of baby and the family.
🎁There will be featured speakers from 10-11 a.m., with giveaways that only those who attend the sessions will be eligible for, and free diapers and door prizes throughout the event.
📆So mark your calendars for Saturday, Feb. 7 at the Boys & Girls Club of the Coastal Bend, and we'll see you then!

02/02/2026

Join us on Thursday! 🫶🏽

✨THIS WEEK’S EVENTS✨
✨FREE & KID-FRIENDLY✨

🌊Coastal Bend🌊

📅Monday
Moms in Motion - Walk 2/2 - Dick Kleberg Park, Kingsville

📅Wednesday
Moms in Motion - Walk + Playdate 2/4 - Cole Park, CC

📅Thursday
Moms in Motion - Walk + Playdate 2/5 - La Palmera Mall, CC
*serving English and Spanish speaking moms

🌲Bastrop🌲

📅Friday
Moms in Motion - Walk + Playdate 2/6 - Fisherman's Park, Bastrop

Find all the info you need here:
https://www.themomsinmotionproject.org

Join our mailing list and stay updated with our events here:
https://form.jotform.com/240696769192068

02/01/2026

01/31/2026