S23 E7: How Did We Get Here?
Something Was Wrong
Broken Cycle Media | Wondery
4.1 • 24.6K Ratings
🗓️ 27 March 2025
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
*Content warning: death of an infant, infant loss, death, birth trauma, medical trauma, medical neglect, racism, 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
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
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
Electronic Records and Audit Trails
Intravenous nutrient therapy: the "Myers' cocktail"
https://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
March of Dimes
https://www.marchofdimes.org/peristats/about-us
Meconium
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/24102-meconium
Midwifery Education Accreditation Council (MEAC)
National Midwifery Institute
https://www.nationalmidwiferyinstitute.com/midwifery
North American Registry of Midwives (NARM)
Oxytocin: The love hormone
https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/oxytocin-the-love-hormone
Racism in the health care system is killing Black pregnant Texans
Racism, Sexism, and the Crisis of Black Women's Health
https://www.bu.edu/articles/2023/racism-sexism-and-the-crisis-of-black-womens-health/
State investigating Dallas birth center and midwives, following multiple complaints from patients
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR)
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!
Hear more from Emily Wolfe:
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The S23 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart
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