S23 Ep12: Tuff

*Content warning: birth trauma, medical trauma, medical neglect, mature and stressful themes.

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Moms Advocating For Moms
S23 survivors Markeda, Kristen and Amanda have created a nonprofit, Moms Advocating for Moms, in hopes to create a future where maternal well-being is prioritized, disparities are addressed, and every mother has the resources and support she needs to thrive: momsadvocatingformoms.org/take-action
linktr.ee/momsadvocatingformoms

Please sign the survivors petitions below to improve midwifery education and regulation in Texas

change.org/p/improve-midwifery-education-and-r…

Malik's Law
capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegS…
M.A.M.A. has helped file a Texas bill called Malik's Law, which is intended to implement requirements for midwives in Texas to report birth outcomes in hopes of improving transparency and data collection in the midwifery field in partnership with Senator Claudia Ordaz.

*Sources:
ACTH Treatment of Infantile Spasms
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3092432

American College of Nurse Midwives
midwife.org

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

Hypothermia Therapy (Neonatal Cooling)
hiehelpcenter.org/treatment/hypothermia-therap… (hiehelpcenter.org/treatment/hypothermia-therap…)

Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE)
my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/hypoxic…

Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth
birthworks.org/product/ina-mays-guide-to-child…

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

Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-dise…

National Midwifery Institute
nationalmidwiferyinstitute.com/midwifery

NICU Levels
childrenscolorado.org/doctors-and-departments/… (childrenscolorado.org/doctors-and-departments/…).

North American Registry of Midwives (NARM)
narm.org

Office for Civil Rights
hhs.gov/ocr/index.html

Phenobarbital
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK532277/#:~:text=Phen… (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK532277/#:~:text=Phen…).

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

Texas Administrative Code Rule §115.117
texas-sos.appianportalsgov.com/rules-and-meeti…

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

Applying for a new License with TDLR:
tdlr.texas.gov/midwives/apply.htm

Texas Health and Human Services Birthing Centers
hhs.texas.gov/providers/health-care-facilities…

Total body cooling: Saving babies' lives after emergency delivery
utswmed.org/medblog/total-body-cooling-saving-…

What is ACTH Therapy (Corticotropin/ACTHAR Gel) for Infantile Spasms?
med.umich.edu/1libr/Pharmacy/ACTHInjections.pdf

When Do Babies Start Crawling?
pampers.com/en-us/baby/development/article/whe…

Zucker School of Medicine, Amos Grunebaum, MD
faculty.medicine.hofstra.edu/13732-amos-gruneb…

*SWW S23 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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Glad Rags: gladragsmusic.com

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

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