AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) has suspended the license of Salli M. Gonzalez, a midwife based in Georgetown, following the deaths of a mother and her infant while in her care.
The emergency suspension prevents Gonzalez from practicing midwifery unless a court restores her license. The action came after an investigation into two separate deaths: an infant in February 2023 and a mother in April 2023.
The TDLR cited a social media conversation between Gonzalez and another midwife in which Gonzalez reportedly dismissed several complications that would normally require hospital transfer under Texas Midwifery Law and Rules, stating, “Those things are not concerning to me.”
The department said Gonzalez’s behavior could place clients at risk, prompting the emergency action to protect public safety.