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Something Was Wrong

S23 Ep10: Terror

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*Content warning: medical trauma and neglect, threat of life, mature and stressful themes, pregnancy and infant loss. 





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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: https://www.momsadvocatingformoms.org/take-action


https://linktr.ee/momsadvocatingformoms 





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





https://www.change.org/p/improve-midwifery-education-and-regulation-in-texas?recruiter=1336781649&recruited_by_id=74bf3b50-fd98-11ee-9e3f-a55a14340b5a&utm_source=share_petition&utm_campaign=share_for_starters_page&utm_medium=copylink 





Malik's Law 


https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB4553 


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


https://midwife.org/ 





American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)


https://www.acog.org/  





ACOG, Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring During Labor


https://www.acog.org/womens-health/faqs/fetal-heart-rate-monitoring-during-labor 





Amniotomy


https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470167/#:~:text=Amniotomy%2C%20also%20known%20as%20artificial,commonly%20performed%20during%20labor%20management. 





March of Dimes


https://www.marchofdimes.org/peristats/about-us    





National Midwifery Institute


https://www.nationalmidwiferyinstitute.com/midwifery   





North American Registry of Midwives (NARM)


https://narm.org/    





The Second Trimester


https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/the-second-trimester#:~:text=The%20second%20trimester%20is%20the,grow%20in%20length%20and%20weight.  





Stages of labor and birth


https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/labor-and-delivery/in-depth/stages-of-labor/art-20046545 





State investigating Dallas birth center and midwives, following multiple complaints from patients


https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/investigates/state-investigating-dallas-birth-center-midwives-following-multiple-complaints-from-patients/287-ea77eb18-c637-44d4-aaa2-fe8fd7a2fcef    





Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR)


https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/    





What to Know About Cervical Dilation


https://www.healthline.com/health/pregnancy/cervix-dilation-chart 





Zucker School of Medicine, Amos Grunebaum, MD


https://faculty.medicine.hofstra.edu/13732-amos-grunebaum/publications     





*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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The S23 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart





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*Please note: the first airing of this episode stated that Rachel was a CNM, she is a CPM and LM so we corrected this error within an hour of release.