Ricki Lake & Abby Epstein headline Texas Birth Roundup at Globe Life Park

ARLINGTON, Texas - April 18, 2016 - PRLog -- Texas Birth Networks invites families, professionals, and advocates to attend Birth Roundup, a weekend of Texas-sized special events featuring Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein, the award winning advocacy duo behind documentaries such as "The Business of Being Born" and "Breastmilk".

A Weekend With Ricki & Abby will take over Globe Life Park in Arlington for a community event featuring an intimate sponsor dinner Friday April 22, then opening Saturday April 23 with a book signing, speaking engagement, silent auction, and free Moms and Babies Fair with vendors from all over North Texas.

"This is a can't-miss event for anyone with who is pregnant or has a baby or toddler," said Shannon Blackwell, president of Texas Birth Network. "Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein changed the trajectory of women's healthcare with The Business of Being Born, and it's our pleasure to welcome them to Dallas/Fort Worth, where we are working towards a Texas-sized maternity care revolution."

Local sponsors helped to fund the event, including Grace OBGYN & Midwifery, UNT Midwives, Texas Health Resources Harris Methodist Southwest Hospital, The Chiropractic Place for Mommy & Me, Inanna Birth Center, Waypoint Montessori, DFW Child magazine, and the Center for Prevention of Child Maltreatment of Cook Children's Health.

Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein have educated and empowered women with their powerful documentaries and bring their message of options, information, and compassion in care to Texas families Birth Roundup, April 23, 2016.

More information about the event can be found at www.birthroundup.birthtexas.org