S23 E14: S23 Roundtable with MAMA founders Kristen & Markeda and Dr. Shannon M. Clark, MD, FACOG

*Content warning: pregnancy and birth trauma, medical trauma and negligence. 

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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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