Bridget Rochios is a midwife, advocate, and public speaker.is a midwife, activist, and public speaker, with nearly a decade of experience advocating for reproductive justice. In May 2024, Bridget volunteered at Emirati Maternity hospital in Rafah where she collaborated with local healthcare providers to provide obstetric care to pregnant and birthing people, and bore witness to the atrocities committed against and experienced by Palestinians. Upon her return to work at UCSF, she was faced with significant repression coded as a dress violation that ultimately led to her termination. Born and raised in the East Bay, she strives to improve health equity and social justice both in her community, and internationally.