S23 E3: Standards of Midwifery Care with Dr. Amy Giles, DNP, CNM
Something Was Wrong
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4.1 • 24.6K Ratings
🗓️ 27 February 2025
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
*Content warning: pregnancy, birth, infant & pregnancy loss, medical negligence, medical trauma.
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Amy Giles’ Birth Center & Bio:
Allen Midwifery & Family Wellness: https://allenmidwifery.com/
Amy’s Bio: https://nursing.baylor.edu/person/l-amy-giles-dnp-cnm-cne-facnm
*Sources:
After a C-section, women who want a vaginal birth may struggle to find care
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/c-section-vbac-vaginal-maternal-health
American College of Nurse Midwives
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
Cardiac conditions in pregnancy and the role of midwives: A discussion paper
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles
C-Section Rates By Hospital
https://www.leapfroggroup.org/sites/default/files/Files/C-Section-Graphic-final.pdf
March of Dimes
https://www.marchofdimes.org/peristats/about-us
Midwifery Education Accreditation Council (MEAC)
National Midwifery Institute
https://www.nationalmidwiferyinstitute.com/midwifery
North American Registry of Midwives (NARM)
Postpartum Hemorrhage
https://www.chop.edu/conditions-diseases/postpartum-hemorrhage
Postpartum Hemorrhage
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22228-postpartum-hemorrhage
Practice profile of members of the American College of Nurse-Midwives. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9277066/
Salary and Workload of Midwives Across Birth Center Practice Types and State Regulatory Structures
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35191600/
State investigating Dallas birth center and midwives, following multiple complaints from patients
Texas Administrative Code
https://texreg.sos.state.tx.us/public
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR)
Thyroid Disease & Pregnancy
https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/endocrine-diseases/pregnancy-thyroid-disease
Zucker School of Medicine, Amos Grunebaum, MD
https://faculty.medicine.hofstra.edu/13732-amos-grunebaum/publications
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