Thanks for sharing your story with us Gabriela. So, let’s start at the beginning and we can move on from there. I came to the United States from the Czech Republic in my early twenties to work with a Houston family as an Au pair to care for their premature baby as well as their older children. Due to my background in pediatric nursing, I started working with other families in the role of a baby nurse/newborn care specialist. Soon after realizing there was a need for American families needing more hands-on support, the idea of the Motherhood Center was formed. [button color="accent-color" hover_text_color_override="#fff" url="http://voyagehouston.com/interview/meet-gabriela-gerhart-motherhood-center-river-oaks/" text="Read Full Article" color_override=""]
Voyage Houston: Life and Work with Gabriela Gerhart
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