Dr. Rizza Cea has counseled and supported hundreds of individuals and families on positive pregnancy tests. As she delved into her doctoral project around unintended pregnancies, she realized that screening for pregnancy intention needs to happen more frequently. In this talk, Rizza will share why reproductive health discussions should be part of every medical visit – and why she believes this could be the key to decreasing unintended pregnancies.
Rizza has a bachelor's in both sociology and nursing, a master's in nurse-midwifery, and most recently a Doctorate in Nursing Practice. She has worked as a certified nurse-midwife for over 20 years, in New York and Seattle. Rizza also taught as an adjunct faculty in an undergraduate nursing program for eight years. Rizza’s current work is in clinical consulting on reproductive health. She has been married for 28 years and has boy/girl twins in high school, and three dogs. Originally from Hawaii of Filipino descent, Rizza comes from a family of five children. Rizza enjoys traveling, eating out, happy hour, real conversation, being an Uber driver to kids, long walks, podcasts, binging TV shows, steam rooms, family time, friend time, and alone time. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at
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