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Something Was Wrong

S23 Ep12: Tuff

Something Was Wrong

Broken Cycle Media

True Crime, Documentary, Education, Society & Culture

4.124.6K Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

*Content warning: birth trauma, medical trauma, medical neglect, mature and stressful themes. 


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


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:

ACTH Treatment of Infantile Spasms

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3092432/   


American College of Nurse Midwives

https://midwife.org/ 


American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)

https://www.acog.org/  


Hypothermia Therapy (Neonatal Cooling)

https://hiehelpcenter.org/treatment/hypothermia-therapy/#:~:text=Hypothermiatherapyinvolvescoolingthe,degreesFahrenheit 


Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE)

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/hypoxic-ischemic-encephalopathy-hie 


Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth

https://birthworks.org/product/ina-mays-guide-to-childbirth/


March of Dimes

https://www.marchofdimes.org/peristats/about-us    


Meconium Aspiration Syndrome

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/meconium-aspiration-syndrome   


National Midwifery Institute

https://www.nationalmidwiferyinstitute.com/midwifery   


NICU Levels

https://www.childrenscolorado.org/doctors-and-departments/departments/neonatal-intensive-care-unit/nicu-family-resources/nicu-levels/#:~:text=WhatisaLevelIV,theirgestationalageatbirth


North American Registry of Midwives (NARM)

https://narm.org/    


Office for Civil Rights

https://www.hhs.gov/ocr/index.html


Phenobarbital

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK532277/#:~:text=Phenobarbitalsapotentcytochrome,possibleinteractionbetweenthemedications


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 Rule §115.117

https://texas-sos.appianportalsgov.com/rules-and-meetings?interface=LANDING_PAGE 


Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR)

https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/    


Applying for a new License with TDLR:

https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/midwives/apply.htm


Texas Health and Human Services Birthing Centers

https://www.hhs.texas.gov/providers/health-care-facilities-regulation/birthing-centers


Total body cooling: Saving babies' lives after emergency delivery

https://utswmed.org/medblog/total-body-cooling-saving-babies-lives-after-emergency-delivery/ 


What is ACTH Therapy (Corticotropin/ACTHAR Gel) for Infantile Spasms?

https://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/Pharmacy/ACTHInjections.pdf 


When Do Babies Start Crawling?

https://www.pampers.com/en-us/baby/development/article/when-do-babies-crawl 


Zucker School of Medicine, Amos Grunebaum, MD

https://faculty.medicine.hofstra.edu/13732-amos-grunebaum/publications   


*SWW S23 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


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Transcript

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0:00.0

Something Was Wrong is intended for mature audiences.

0:03.8

This season contains discussions of medical negligence, birth trauma, and infant loss,

0:10.2

which may be upsetting for some listeners.

0:13.1

For a full content warning, sources, and resources,

0:17.0

please visit the episode notes.

0:19.9

Opinions shared by the guests of the show are their own, and do not necessarily represent

0:24.7

the views of myself, broken cycle media, and wondering.

0:29.1

The podcast in any linked materials should not be misconstrued as a substitution for legal

0:34.8

or medical advice.

0:37.0

Origins' birth and wellness owners and midwives, Caitlin Wages and Gina Thompson, have not

0:43.2

responded to our requests for comment.

0:46.2

Additionally, midwives Jennifer Crawford and Elizabeth Fuwell have also not returned our

0:52.1

request for comment.

0:53.9

Amy Tate's responses to the allegations against her are included within this episode.

0:59.6

This season is dedicated with love to Malik.

1:04.4

The last two survivors you will hear from this season, Sarah and Barbie, were clients of

1:09.9

origin's birth and wellness a few years before the other survivors you've heard from this season, Sarah and Barbie, were clients of Origins' birth and wellness a few years

1:12.3

before the other survivors you've heard from this season.

1:15.6

They were clients of Origins during the years when Origins had three owners, Caitlin Wages,

1:21.3

Gina Thompson, and Amy Tate.

1:24.1

Sarah, a former client of Amy Tate, who you'll hear from this episode,

1:28.5

delivered with Origins Birth and Wellness Dallas in 2019.

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