S23 Ep7: How Did We Get Here?

*Content warning: death of an infant, infant loss, death, birth trauma, medical trauma, medical neglect, racism, 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:
American College of Nurse Midwives
midwife.org

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

Electronic Records and Audit Trails
millerweisbrod.com/docs/max/Electronic_Records…

Intravenous nutrient therapy: the "Myers' cocktail"
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12410623

It’s dangerous for Black women to give birth in Texas, and it could be about to get worse
theguardian.com/global-development/2023/mar/17…

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

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

Midwifery Education Accreditation Council (MEAC)
meacschools.org

National Midwifery Institute
nationalmidwiferyinstitute.com/midwifery

North American Registry of Midwives (NARM)
narm.org

Oxytocin: The love hormone
health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/oxytocin-the-…

Racism in the health care system is killing Black pregnant Texans
texasstandard.org/stories/racism-in-the-health…

Racism, Sexism, and the Crisis of Black Women's Health
bu.edu/articles/2023/racism-sexism-and-the-cri…

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

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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