S23 Ep6: Dignified Maternal Care with Doula Melissa Espey-Mueller

*Content warning: death, infant loss, pregnancy and birth trauma, medical trauma, medical neglect, racism

*Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips: somethingwaswrong.com/resources

ABC’s new show, Familicide: familicide.net

Melissa Espey-Mueller's North Dallas Doula Associates:
Website: northdallasdoulas.com
Instagram: instagram.com/northdallasdoulas

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:
Best Doula
bestdoulatraining.com

CAPPA
cappa.net/training-certification

DONA International
dona.org

Madriella
madriella.org

ProDoula
prodoula.com

American College of Nurse Midwives
midwife.org

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

A Brief History of Midwifery in America
ohsu.edu/womens-health/brief-history-midwifery…

CDC, Maternal Mortality Rates in the United States, 2023
cdc.gov/nchs/data/hestat/maternal-mortality/20…

CDC, Working Together to Reduce Black Maternal Mortality
cdc.gov/womens-health/features/maternal-mortal…

Geospatial distribution of relative cesarean section rates within the USA
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9284873

In Mexico, Midwives Offer Care Rooted In Ancestral Tradition
pih.org/article/mexico-midwives-offer-care-roo…

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 and Maternity Care in the United States Compared to 10 Other Developed Countries
commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs…

National Midwifery Institute
nationalmidwiferyinstitute.com/midwifery

North American Registry of Midwives (NARM)
narm.org

Racism During Pregnancy and Birthing: Experiences from Asian and Pacific Islander, Black, Latina, and Middle Eastern Women
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9713108

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

US Has Highest Infant, Maternal Mortality Rates Despite the Most Health Care Spending
ajmc.com/view/us-has-highest-infant-maternal-m…

What is a freebirth?
pregnancybirthbaby.org.au/what-is-freebirth
*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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On Spotify (open.spotify.com/artist/0WUpndpcjYMzyPwZ996Sha…)
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emilywolfemusic.com
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Glad Rags: gladragsmusic.com
The S23 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart (instagram.com/okaynotgreat)