S23 E16: Money Will Take Over (FINALE)

*Content warning: birth trauma, medical trauma, medical neglect, racism, death of an infant, infant loss, death, homicide, maternal loss, mature and stressful themes, sexual assault, disordered eating. 

*Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips: somethingwaswrong.com/resources    

Sources: 

American College of Nurse Midwives

https://midwife.org/  

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)

https://www.acog.org/   

Authorities explain lack of charges in Fort Mill birthing center death

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/crime/article23277849.html 

Births in the United States, 2022

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db477.htm 

A brain-dead woman's pregnancy raises questions about Georgia's abortion law

https://www.npr.org/2025/05/21/nx-s1-5405542/a-brain-dead-womans-pregnancy-raises-questions-about-georgias-abortion-law 

A Brief History of Midwifery in America

https://www.ohsu.edu/womens-health/brief-history-midwifery-america 

Constructing the Modern American Midwife: White Supremacy and White Feminism Collide

https://nursingclio.org/2020/10/22/constructing-the-modern-american-midwife-white-supremacy-and-white-feminism-collide/ 

The Controversial Birth of American Gynecology

https://researchblog.duke.edu/2023/10/27/the-controversial-birth-of-american-gynecology/  

Direct Entry Midwives Across the Nation

https://www.networkforphl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Direct-Entry-Midwives-50-State-Survey.pdf  

FDA raids Miami birth center; Placentas, medical records confiscated

https://mommyblawg.blogspot.com/2009/01/fda-raids-miami-birth-center-placentas.html 

Fort Mill birthing center closes following third child death

https://www.wbtv.com/story/28083972/fort-mill-birthing-center-closes-following-third-child-death/  

Exhibit Recognizes African American Midwives

https://infocus.nlm.nih.gov/2010/02/05/exhibit_recognizes_african_ame/ 

Health E-Stat 100: Maternal Mortality