S23 Ep3: Standards of Midwifery Care with Dr. Amy Giles, DNP, CNM

*Content warning: pregnancy, birth, infant & pregnancy loss, medical negligence, medical trauma. *Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips: somethingwaswrong.com/resources 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 https://midwife.org/ American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) https://www.acog.org/ 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) https://www.meacschools.org/ National Midwifery Institute https://www.nationalmidwiferyinstitute.com/midwifery North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) https://narm.org/ 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 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 Administrative Code https://texreg.sos.state.tx.us/public Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/ 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 *SWW S22 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: On Spotify On Apple Music https://www.emilywolfemusic.com/ instagram.com/emilywolfemusic Glad Rags: https://www.gladragsmusic.com/ The S23 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart Follow Something Was Wrong: Website: somethingwaswrong.com IG: i nstagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast TikTok: tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast Follow Tiffany Reese: Website: tiffanyreese.me IG: instagram.com/lookieboo