Address: 21215 Crystal Greens Drive, Katy, TX 77450

Phone: (281) 599-3152

TonyaBrooksmidwife@gmail.com

I was studying brain injuries in babies as a research scientist and discovered the best way to fix  injuries was to prevent them.  That understanding led me to being very interested in prenatal care to prevent them. As a scientist I did not really understand preventative care was rarely done by OBs until my first child was born. I had a fully drugged birth requiring forceps to deliver a small baby. After that I researched  midwives, midwifery schools, their science, curriculum, and philosophy of care. I founded the Association for Childbirth At Home International (ACHI) which became a training and research organization growing from 4 groups to 360 to 1,700 in a few years.

I was interested in identifying and implementing the best care possible. That goal let me to another Masters in Physiology from AIMS and a degree in midwifery. However it was a 30 year battle in California to get non nurses licensed  to practice. I (along with many) helped get legislation passed and implemented which gave California midwives a path to licensure. In the mean time I started the longest running freestanding birth center at the time. I also served as a community member of the Medical Board of California for 7 years.  Five of my seven children were born at home. My youngest son was born at the birth center. As a nerd I continued my research to make birth better, safer, more respectful of women and human rights in general. Helping with pregnancy, birth and women's health care is a joy and an honor. I served as head of a Medical Volunteer Rescue team here in Houston after Hurricane Harvey and loved the people  here. My family and I have just moved to Houston from Los Angeles, and I obtained my Texas Midwifery  license. I am happy to serve the families of Houston and surrounding area. I am privileged to join the ranks of some great midwives in Houston. I offer pre and postnatal care, home and birth center births, and well woman gynecology.