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With a firm belief that sharing Tara's story has the ability to possibly
make things better for the next patient, wife, mother, or family
member, Ryan launched The Tara Hansen Foundation in 2012 and
now shares the message about the importance of maternal health
and safety.
Ryan sees the foundation's mission of education and raising
awareness--the first steps toward real change--as a fitting
memorial for the devoted elementary school special education
teacher who, with her passing, left her husband with "her final
lesson plan, her most important lecture." It is one he fully
intends to see passed on, to be a part of the educational initiatives
that it is hoped will enhance a safer, more successful birth
experience for all. One of the educational initiatives the foundation
hopes to support is the idea of
Stop, Look, and Listen!
--
a reimagined safety campaign to focus on maternal health
and safety. Ryan is pleased to be collaborating with the American
Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists through their Safe
Motherhood Initiative.
With a firm belief that sharing
Tara's story has the ability to possibly
make things better for the next patient,
wife, mother, or family member,
Ryan launched The Tara Hansen
Foundation in 2012 and now shares
the message about the importance
of maternal health and safety.
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