S23 E6: Dignified Maternal Care with Doula Melissa Espey-Mueller
*Content warning: death, infant loss, pregnancy and birth trauma, medical trauma, medical neglect, racism
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Melissa Espey-Mueller's North Dallas Doula Associates:
Website: https://www.northdallasdoulas.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/northdallasdoulas/
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:
Best Doula
https://bestdoulatraining.com/
CAPPA
https://cappa.net/training-certification/
DONA International
https://www.dona.org/
Madriella
https://madriella.org/
ProDoula
https://www.prodoula.com/
American College of Nurse Midwives
https://midwife.org/
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
https://www.acog.org/
A Brief History of Midwifery in America
https://www.ohsu.edu/womens-health/brief-history-midwifery-america
CDC, Maternal Mortality Rates in the United States, 2023
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hestat/maternal-mortality/2023/maternal-mortality-rates-2023.htm
CDC, Working Together to Reduce Black Maternal Mortality
https://www.cdc.gov/womens-health/features/maternal-mortality.html
Geospatial distribution of relative cesarean section rates within the USA
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9284873/
In Mexico, Midwives Offer Care Rooted In Ancestral Tradition
https://www.pih.org/article/mexico-midwives-offer-care-rooted-ancestral-tradition
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?utm_source=chatgpt.com
March of Dimes
https://www.marchofdimes.org/peristats/about-us
Maternal Mortality and Maternity Care in the United States Compared to 10 Other Developed Countries
https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2020/nov/maternal-mortality-maternity-care-us-compared-10-countries
National Midwifery Institute
https://www.nationalmidwiferyinstitute.com/midwifery
North American Registry of Midwives (NARM)
https://narm.org/
Racism During Pregnancy and Birthing: Experiences from Asian and Pacific Islander, Black, Latina, and Middle Eastern Women
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9713108/
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR)
https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/
US Has Highest Infant, Maternal Mortality Rates Despite the Most Health Care Spending
https://www.ajmc.com/view/us-has-highest-infant-maternal-mortality-rates-despite-the-most-health-care-spending
What is a freebirth?
https://www.pregnancybirthbaby.org.au/what-is-freebirth
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