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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.
Markeda’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markedasimone/
Moms Advocating for Moms Alliance: https://www.instagram.com/momsadvocatingformomsalliance/
Dr. Shannon Clark’s website https://www.babiesafter35.com/
Dr. Shannon Clark on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@babies_after_35
Dr. Shannon Clark on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/babiesafter35/
*Sources: American College of Nurse Midwives https://midwife.org/
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) https://www.acog.org/
ACOG's Texas Levels of Maternal Care Verification Program: Quality Through Partnership https://www.acog.org/news/news-articles/2018/09/texas-lomc-verification-program-quality-through-partnership
A Comprehensive Case Report Emphasizing the Role of Caesarean Section, Antibiotic Prophylaxis, and Post-operative Care in Meconium-Stained Fetal Distress Syndrome https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11370710/#:~:text=Meconium%2Dstainedamnioticfluid(MSAF)oftenleadstomore,andneonatalmortality%5B3%5D
The Difference Between Health Equity and Equality https://www.hopkinsacg.org/health-equity-equality-and-disparities/
EMTALA – Transfer Policy https://hcahealthcare.com/util/forms/ethics/policies/legal/emtala-facility-sample-policies/generic-emtala-transfer-policy-a.pdf
How cuts at the National Institutes of Health could impact Americans' health https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nih-layoffs-budget-cuts-medical-research-60-minutes/
Individualized, supportive care key to positive childbirth experience, says WHO https://www.who.int/news/item/15-02-2018-individualized-supportive-care-key-to-positive-childbirth-experience-says-who
Is a HIPAA Violation Grounds for Termination? https://www.hipaajournal.com/hipaa-violation-grounds-for-termination/#:~:text=AHIPAAviolationcanbe,sanctionspolicyoftheemployer
March of Dimes https://www.marchofdimes.org/peristats/about-us
Maternal Safety Series: Joint Commission Case Review Requirements https://www.greeley.com/insights/maternal-safety-series-joint-commission-case-review-requirements
Meconium https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/24102-meconium
Meconium Aspiration Syndrome https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/24620-meconium-aspiration-syndrome
Meconium Aspiration Syndrome, Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy and Therapeutic Hypothermia-A Recipe for Severe Pulmonary Hypertension? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38929252/#:~:text=Infantsbornthroughmeconium%2Dstained,ofthenewborn(PPHN)
Medical Auditing Frequently Asked Questions https://www.aapc.com/resources/medical-auditing-frequently-asked-questions?srsltid=AfmBOooNLHrxkJi3hp2CO-3OkVj1heZAqWFVu7B-M8njnrJs8R78BBoM
Midwifery continuity of care: A scoping review of where, how, by whom and for whom? https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10021789/#:~:text=Midwife%2Dledcontinuitymodelsin,plausiblehypothesesrequirefurtherinvestigation National Midwifery Institute https://www.nationalmidwiferyinstitute.com/midwifery
North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) https://narm.org/
Outcome of subsequent pregnancies in women with complete uterine rupture: A population-based case-control study https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35233771/
Physiology, Pregnancy https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK559304/
Pregnant women are less and less able to access maternity care https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/pregnant-women-cant-find-doctors-growing-maternity-care-deserts-rcna169609
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/ Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 203. Midwives https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.203.htm
Types of Health Care Quality Measures https://www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/types.html#:~:text=Outcomemeasuresmayseemto,informationabouthealthcarequality
The US has the highest rate of maternal deaths among high-income nations. Norway has zero https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/06/04/health/maternal-deaths-high-income-nations
U.S. maternal deaths doubled during COVID-19 pandemic, among other findings in new study https://www.brown.edu/news/2025-04-28/maternal-mortality#:~:text=Maternalmortalityratesdeclinedagainin2022,dieeachyearintheUnitedStates
What is ‘physiological birth’? A scoping review of the perspectives of women and care providers https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0266613824000482
World Health Organization, Maternal mortality https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/maternal-mortality
Zucker School of Medicine, Amos Grunebaum, MD https://faculty.medicine.hofstra.edu/13732-amos-grunebaum/publications
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