Tereé Fruga, LM CPM MCHC

My name is Tereé Fruga, but everybody calls me Midwife T…or sometimes Auntie. I’m fine with all of the above. 

You and I haven’t met yet, so my hope is that the next couple of paragraphs (what can I say, I’m a writer!) give you just a small glimpse of both who I am and how honored I am that you’re here. You ready? Me too! Let’s go. 

     Of all of the things I love about God, His artistry and creativity have to be one of my favorites. Here He designed this woman to grow and carry her child, to labor for that which she has guarded in her womb, and to birth something He spoke life and purpose to long, long ago. And then, this baby brought earthside is again nourished by the one who carried her. What an amazingly powerful design!  The sight of a mother growing, carrying, and birthing her baby according to her body's perfect design is indescribably humbling. And the harvest….oh what a harvest! There is this moment when a mother takes that first look into the eyes of her sweet baby.  Time stops…just for a moment. 

     I believe that every woman should have access to quality prenatal care, regardless of her demographic background. My heartbeat is to eliminate the racial disparity in birth outcomes among African American women and their babies. Making prenatal care easily accessible to every woman is essential in seeing this change come to pass.  I have the pleasure of being able to communicate with clients in both English and Spanish, and take pride in being able to serve all different kinds of families.

     My formal midwifery training began in 2012, but my work in women's health started in 2003. The first 10 of those years were spent serving as labor support for families during birth and the immediate postpartum. For approximately 3 ½ years of that time, I also served as a patient care technician in labor and delivery, postpartum, and newborn nursery.  I have completed a rigorous midwifery clinical apprenticeship and had the privilege of being trained under the wisdom and instruction of some of the most amazing midwives in Texas.  I maintain a good relationship with my preceptors, and they continue to be a source of wisdom, counsel, and encouragement as I continue to walk in my calling as a licensed midwife. In 2015, I received my national Certified Professional Midwife credential from the North American Registry of Midwives after passing my certifying exam and was also decreed a Licensed Midwife by the state of Texas. I maintain current certification in CPR and Neonatal Resuscitation as a healthcare provider. I have attended over 600 births as a licensed midwife, and nearly 3000 as a preconception, prenatal, labor/delivery, and postpartum support provider concentrated in maternal and infant health. 

I have the distinct honor of being called “Mom” by four brilliantly creative sons and one brilliantly creative daughter. It is out of the outpouring of my first ministry of motherhood, that I am called to the sisterhood of midwifery and birth.

I’m so looking forward to learning all about you and your family. Can’t wait to see you soon!

All my love,

Midwife T