S23 Ep1: Built to Birth

*Content warning: infant loss, birth trauma, medical trauma and neglect, death, pregnancy loss, mature content.

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*Sources:
American College of Nurse Midwives
midwife.org

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
acog.org

Gestational diabetes
mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/gestational…

Insights into the U.S. Maternal Mortality Crisis: An International Comparison
commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs…

March of Dimes
marchofdimes.org/peristats/about-us

Maternal Mortality, A National Institutes of Health Pathways to Prevention Panel Report
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10863655

Maternal Mortality Rates in the United States, 2022
cdc.gov/nchs/data/hestat/maternal-mortality/20…

Midwifery Education Accreditation Council (MEAC)
meacschools.org

National Midwifery Institute
nationalmidwiferyinstitute.com/midwifery

Neonatal mortality is more than tripled at planned out-of-hospital births attended by direct-entry midwives. Grunebaum, Amos et al. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Volume 222, Issue 1, S45. ajog.org/article/S0002-9378(19)31440-1/fulltext

North American Registry of Midwives (NARM)
narm.org

Placental abruption
mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/placental-a…

Preeclampsia
mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/preeclampsi…

Severe Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Among Indigenous Women in the United States
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7012336

State investigating Dallas birth center and midwives, following multiple complaints from patients
wfaa.com/article/news/local/investigates/state…

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR)
tdlr.texas.gov

*SWW S22 Theme Song & Artwork:

Thank you so much to Emily Wolfe for covering Glad Rag’s original song, U Think U for us this season!

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On Spotify (open.spotify.com/artist/0WUpndpcjYMzyPwZ996Sha…)
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emilywolfemusic.com
instagram.com/emilywolfemusic

Glad Rags: gladragsmusic.com

The S23 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart (instagram.com/okaynotgreat)

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