Raised by a a social worker and non-profit grant writer Kayla Q, originally from South Minneapolis is now a kizombeiro, slam poet, women's health advocate, survivor and a licensed midwife in Austin Texas. Kayla Q's background in community empowerment and drive for bettering women's sexual health, decreasing perinatal disparities, advocating for survivors and the phenomenal anatomy of woman is illuminated in her writing. She has had the privilege to work with women who have survived domestic abuse in Belize, Minneapolis, El Paso, Las Cruces and Austin Texas. She was a contributor to Mary Open Door-the largest women's shelter in Belize. She is also a co-instructor of cultural competency to ATM Midwifery students. She entered midwifery because she deeply believes in women's autonomy, decreasing health disparities and strives to hand information back to women or birthing people so that they can take responsibility for their health. She is proud to serve women in Texas and when she is not c