Midwife Ashly Kowalski
CPM, LM
Being a mother of 6 and having two VBAC births of my own, I have come to revere pregnancy, birth, and the growth of a family as one of the most beautiful things about humanity. As a graduate of the Association of Texas Midwives program, a Texas Licensed Midwife, and member of the Greater Houston Midwives Alliance as well as Association of Texas Midwives, I am privileged to help birthing parents and their partners make these experiences as positive and healthy as possible. Yellow Rose is a midwifery group formed with emphasis on creating the ultimate support for birthing parents of all backgrounds, family structures, and walks of life.
Over the course of my career, I have experience with the following: VBAC/VBA2C, Water birth, Twins, Home birth, Birth center birth.
I look forward to working with you!
I currently only deliver at our birth center.
GHMA: https: //www.houstonmidwives.org/
ATM: https: //www.texasmidwives.com/
Midwife Victoria Solis
CPM, LM
Hi. I’m Victoria. I have been a practicing midwife for 3 years. I am the mother of 5 children – 3 biological & 2 bonus – 4 boys and a girl. I have experienced c-sections and a VBAC while on my own journey to motherhood, and it was while pregnant with my first child that I started dreaming of becoming a midwife.
For me, there could be no role more honorable and rewarding than that of a midwife. Midwifery encapsulates everything that I love and is a role that I feel I was made for. I find joy in being an advocate for women, supporting, enabling, and empowering them during the most incredible time in life. I consider midwifery to be more than a job, rather a privilege and a vocation. I feel that I have developed a deep understanding of the role of a midwife and the requirements surrounding it; I will always have a full commitment to a future in midwifery.
I also provide Home Birth Services for self pay clients. If you are interested in a home birth consultation, please email me.
Midwife DeShaun Desrosiers
LM, CPM
My name is DeShaun Desrosiers and I’m a homeschooling mother of 2. My passion and journey in birth work began 6 years ago. That same year, I had a successful VBAC and started out as a Doula and Childbirth Educator. Not long after that, I knew I was destined to be a Midwife. My goal is to offer holistic and compassionate care, especially for women that have ever experienced lack of care due to the color of their skin. For three years, I’ve worked with Houston’s NAACP to address racial disparities in maternal health and childbirth. I have worked alongside March of Dimes for 2 years to train doulas and address inequalities in families who have financial struggles while in need of encompassed care. I’ve had the honor of working alongside herbalist and midwives in both Benin and Ghana, and use many of those teachings in my care. Birth work is truly second nature to me and I’m looking forward to serving you in the capacity you need during your maternity journey.
I also have a homebirth practice, which services self pay patients.
Midwife Mira Martinez
LM, CPM
I’m a community midwife, traditional herbalist, and sobradora. Since 2017 I have been engrossed in the world of birth and postpartum, working as a full-spectrum doula, childbirth educator, newborn care specialist, placenta encapsulator, and now as a Certified Professional Midwife. I trained under a variety of practitioners, from traditional Nahua and Ndé parteras to licensed and certified nurse-midwives, leading to a well-rounded education that encompasses holistic ancestral care and fine-tuned emergency skills.
As a Xicana-Indígena it is crucial for me to imbue my services with the wisdom of my ancestors. Deep connection to the land, plant medicine, and ceremonies such as Closing of the Bones and the observation of La Cuarentena are just some of the ways in which I bring forth long-held knowledge and tradition to modern-day pregnancy, birth, and postpartum care. I am passionate about providing trauma-informed & inclusive care, reproductive justice, bodily autonomy, improving maternal mortality & morbidity rates for marginalized people, and preserving Indigenous birthrites.
Team
Office Staff & Student Midwives
Joycelyn Durden
Sr. Student Midwife &
Birth Assistant
Marina Barros
Student Midwife &
Birth Assistant
Ky Ledesma
Office Manager