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The Briana Project

By Fran Gulick | March 22, 2018

By: Sara Vranes, CPM What is The Briana Project? The Briana Project is a mobile outreach program providing free postpartum care, education, and advocacy for underserved women and mothers in the Salt Lake Valley. We provide in-home and mobile prenatal and postpartum visits and community classes in Salt Lake City. We meet with and assess…

Birth In African Cultures

By Fran Gulick | February 22, 2018 |

By: Marilyn Sorensen This year marks my third year living in Narok, Kenya, Africa. A place that has become the source of many awakenings for me. Including immersing myself back into the wonderful world of birth. Last year at this exact time, I had the opportunity to go to a local hospital with a midwife…

On Birth, Diversity, and “The Last Man on Earth”

By Fran Gulick | January 25, 2018 |

It was just after 8 o’clock. We finally got the kids down to sleep after a long, chaotic day, and I decided it was time to unwind with a mindless episode of The Last Man on Earth. Do you know it? In a nutshell, it’s a comedic tale of a rag-tag group of people who…