S23 Ep11: The Moment That Everything Changed

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*Content warning: descriptions of medical trauma, death, infant loss, birthing trauma, medical trauma, medical neglect, mature and stressful themes.

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

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/

Birth Settings in America: Outcomes, Quality, Access, and Choice, Maternal and Newborn Care in the United States

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK555484/#:~:text=Federal%20law%20requires%20that%20most%20insurance%20companies,if%20they%20and%20their%20babies%20are%20healthy.&text=Midwives7%20provide%20care%20throughout%20the%20prenatal%20period%20for%20families%20planning%20a%20home%20birth.

Cooling Therapy Treatment for HIE

https://birthinjurycenter.org/hypoxic-ischemic-encephalopathy-hie/cooling-treatment-for-hie/#:~:text=Clinical%20trials%20have%20shown%20that,of%20death%20or%20brain%20damage.

March of Dimes

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

National Midwifery Institute