<p>Ashley Gustner is a co-founder of the Minnesota Parents and Community Coalition for Childcare - a group committed to making early childhood education accessible, affordable, and high-quality in Minnesota. She explains how her passion for maternal and early childhood health led her through a winding career path including insurance marketing, travel through Asia, health and wellness, and obtaining a Master’s in Public Health. Ashley shares her family’s personal experiences with pregnancy complications due to placenta previa, non-birthing parent postpartum depression, and work-life balance. </p><p><br /></p><p>MN Parents for Childcare: <a href="https://mnparentsforchildcare.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://mnparentsforchildcare.com/</a> </p><p><br /></p><p>MN Parents for Childcare Facebook Group: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1GBTzSxGWz/?mibextid=wwXIfr" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1GBTzSxGWz/?mibextid=wwXIfr</a> </p><p><br /></p><p>Music: <a href="https://www.purple-planet.com" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.purple-planet.com</a></p>