S23 E1: Built to Birth

*Content warning: infant loss, birth trauma, medical trauma and neglect, death, pregnancy loss, mature content.  *Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips: somethingwaswrong.com/resources    *Sources: American College of Nurse Midwives https://midwife.org/  American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) https://www.acog.org/  Gestational diabetes https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/gestational-diabetes/symptoms-causes/syc-20355339  Insights into the U.S. Maternal Mortality Crisis: An International Comparison https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2024/jun/insights-us-maternal-mortality-crisis-international-comparison    March of Dimes https://www.marchofdimes.org/peristats/about-us  Maternal Mortality, A National Institutes of Health Pathways to Prevention Panel Report https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10863655/  Maternal Mortality Rates in the United States, 2022 https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hestat/maternal-mortality/2022/maternal-mortality-rates-2022.pdf  Midwifery Education Accreditation Council (MEAC) https://www.meacschools.org/  National Midwifery Institute https://www.nationalmidwiferyinstitute.com/midwifery  Neonatal mortality is more than tripled at planned out-of-hospital births attended by direct-entry midwives. Grunebaum, Amos et al. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Volume 222, Issue 1, S45. https://www.ajog.org/article/S0002-9378(19)31440-1/fulltext  North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) https://narm.org/  Placental abruption https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/placental-abruption/symptoms-causes/syc-20376458  Preeclampsia https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/preeclampsia/symptoms-causes/syc-20355745  Severe Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Among Indigenous Women in the United States https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7012336/  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/  *SWW S22 Theme Song & Artwork:  Thank you so much to Emily Wolfe for covering Glad Rag’s original song, U Think U for us this season! Hear more from Emily Wolfe: On Spotify On Apple Music https://www.emilywolfemusic.com/ instagram.com/emilywolfemusic Glad Rags: https://www.gladragsmusic.com/  The S23 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart Follow Something Was Wrong:Website: somethingwaswrong.com IG: instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcastTikTok: tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast  Follow Tiffany Reese:Website: tiffanyreese.me IG: instagram.com/lookieboo  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.