Embrace of Wichita, Inc.

I LOVE embrace! Have been to the West location years ago, & have recently been visiting the Derby location because I’m pregnant with my first baby. First appointment was to confirm pregnancy & first sono. Have been back several times to speak with their resources manger Elizabeth, she is wonderful! Also signed up for a couple classes!! Michelle oversees the classes, she’s also wonderful. Have talked to most of the women there, they’re all so sweet. Had multiple ladies pray with me, they’re so inviting & calm & sweet. They have so many resources. Even if they’re not able to help they can reach out for you or give you more resources or places to call for whatever you need. My fiancé & I took the childbirth class, & just finished the Relationships 101 class this evening. Wonderful, wonderful, fun people! Really a great atmosphere to be in & wonderful company. You’re in good hands here. They care.

As a new parent I feel so blessed to have had the opportunity to learn how to care for my child at Embrace. The monthly incentives after completing the classes have been very helpful and I also took relationship classes to qualify for a baby shower gift basket. I just received my photos of my baby from the free photoshoot that is offered, I am more than pleased with how the photos turned out. Brianna did a fantastic job at making sure my baby was comfortable and smiling.

I received some free healthcare from this place a couple of times. However, I was uncomfortable with the experience both times. If you are Christian, pro-life, and interested in adoption services, then this is the place for you. If not, then I do not recommend it. Both times I went for a pap smear, they questioned me about my religion and beliefs. I was not even pregnant, yet both times they pushed their Christian pro-life agenda/ beliefs on me. I am profoundly uncomfortable with this establishment. It is not an objective healthcare facility. It is a religious organization set up to promote adoption and prevent abortion. If that is what you are interested in, this is the place for you. If not, I'd avoid it and visit a medical facility, such as the health department. Side note: I was also uncomfortable because the medical practitioner told me how body "should be". Very poor choice of wording. Even if my body is different than average, that doesn't mean it "shouldn't be that way". Overall, I feel that Embrace has a clear agenda and does not respect other beliefs or options. They have a clear vision of what you "should do" and they even went so far as to tell me how my body "should be". It is disrespectful, honestly. Go here if you want to be told what to do, not if you want to be respected as an autonomous human being with inherent value. Thanks for the free pap smears though, I guess.