Zulgeil Ruiz-Gines is a midwife, educator, and advocate for culturally safe midwifery care and education. She holds licenses as a Licensed Midwife in the states of California and Florida, serving in community birth settings. Born and raised on the magical island of Puerto Rico, she earned her BA degree in Humanities from the University of Puerto Rico. Zul‘s journey into midwifery education began in Temixco, Mexico, where she spent nine months learning from an indigenous midwife who opened her vision, spirit, and heart to the world of midwifery. Zul is deeply committed to the education and training of midwives and recognition and sustainability of midwifery. Her dedication has led her to various roles, including Midwifery Instructor at the Midwifery Program at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, Midwifery Education Consultant, founder of KIBI Consulting, Research and Education and Executive Director of Commonsense Childbirth School of Midwifery founded by Jennie Joseph. CCSM is a national program that provides quality, practical, culturally-sensitive training and education that is integral to maternity health care systems in United States.Currently Zul is pursuing her masters degree in Oregon State University in Applied Medical Anthropology under Dr.Melissa Cheyney, PHd,LDM as her advisor. Her research focuses on the growth and sustainability of the accredited Midwifery programs for community midwives in the United States. Andie Wyrick, CNM, DNP, is a certified nurse midwife and midwifery instructor. Andie has been in the Houston birth community for over twenty years. Her experience includes elementary school nursing, hospital L & D, birth center, and home birth. She has been joyfully dating her husband of 24 years since junior high and has six children. She is the owner of Shire Midwifery. Andie is confident in a women’s ability to grow and birth their baby. She feels a partnership in care is empowering and always hopes to foster that relationship with families. She has done extensive work in birth after trauma and continues to bring light to informed decision making and autonomy. She is the owner of Shire Midwifery. Her passions beyond bellies, birth and breastfeeding are drooling over her hottie of a husband, reading period pieces and being a glutton for movie theater popcorn.   Zulgeil Ruiz-Gines & Andie Wyrick, CNM, DNP   https://wholemothershow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/20260323-Whole-Mother-Show-Midwifery-Andie-Wyrick-Zuel-Ruiz-Gines.mp3