S23 Ep14: S23 Roundtable with MAMA founders Kristen & Markeda and Dr. Shannon M. Clark, MD, FACOG

*Content warning: pregnancy and birth trauma, medical trauma and negligence.

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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.

Markeda’s Instagram:
instagram.com/markedasimone

Moms Advocating for Moms Alliance:
instagram.com/momsadvocatingformomsalliance

Dr. Shannon Clark’s website
babiesafter35.com

Dr. Shannon Clark on TikTok
tiktok.com/@babies_after_35

Dr. Shannon Clark on Instagram
instagram.com/babiesafter35

*Sources:
American College of Nurse Midwives
midwife.org

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

ACOG's Texas Levels of Maternal Care Verification Program: Quality Through Partnership
acog.org/news/news-articles/2018/09/texas-lomc…

A Comprehensive Case Report Emphasizing the Role of Caesarean Section, Antibiotic Prophylaxis, and Post-operative Care in Meconium-Stained Fetal Distress Syndrome
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11370710/#:~:…)oftenleadstomore,andneonatalmortality%5B3%5D (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11370710/#:~:…)%20often%20leads%20to%20more,and%20neonatal%20mortality%20%5B3%5D)

The Difference Between Health Equity and Equality
hopkinsacg.org/health-equity-equality-and-disp…

EMTALA – Transfer Policy
hcahealthcare.com/util/forms/ethics/policies/l…

How cuts at the National Institutes of Health could impact Americans' health
cbsnews.com/news/nih-layoffs-budget-cuts-medic…

Individualized, supportive care key to positive childbirth experience, says WHO
who.int/news/item/15-02-2018-individualized-su…

Is a HIPAA Violation Grounds for Termination?
hipaajournal.com/hipaa-violation-grounds-for-t… (hipaajournal.com/hipaa-violation-grounds-for-t…)

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

Maternal Safety Series: Joint Commission Case Review Requirements
greeley.com/insights/maternal-safety-series-jo…

Meconium
my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/24102-mecon…

Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/24620-m…

Meconium Aspiration Syndrome, Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy and Therapeutic Hypothermia-A Recipe for Severe Pulmonary Hypertension?
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38929252/#:~:text=Infa…) (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38929252/#:~:text=Infa…))

Medical Auditing Frequently Asked Questions
aapc.com/resources/medical-auditing-frequently…

Midwifery continuity of care: A scoping review of where, how, by whom and for whom?
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10021789/#:~:… (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10021789/#:~:…)

National Midwifery Institute
nationalmidwiferyinstitute.com/midwifery

North American Registry of Midwives (NARM)
narm.org

Outcome of subsequent pregnancies in women with complete uterine rupture: A population-based case-control study
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35233771

Physiology, Pregnancy
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK559304

Pregnant women are less and less able to access maternity care
nbcnews.com/health/health-news/pregnant-women-…

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

Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 203. Midwives
statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.203.…

Types of Health Care Quality Measures
ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/types.html#:~… (ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/types.html#:~…)

The US has the highest rate of maternal deaths among high-income nations. Norway has zero
amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/06/04/health/maternal-dea…

U.S. maternal deaths doubled during COVID-19 pandemic, among other findings in new study
brown.edu/news/2025-04-28/maternal-mortality#:… (brown.edu/news/2025-04-28/maternal-mortality#:…)

What is ‘physiological birth’? A scoping review of the perspectives of women and care providers
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0266613…

World Health Organization, Maternal mortality
who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/maternal-…

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

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