S23 E3: Standards of Midwifery Care with Dr. Amy Giles, DNP, CNM

*Content warning: pregnancy, birth, infant & pregnancy loss, medical negligence, medical trauma.

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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 

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