Something Was Wrong
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Something Was Wrong is an award-winning docuseries about survivors discovery, trauma, and recovery from crime and abuse.
- 45 minutes 24 secondsS23 E4: Hell House
*Content warning: birth trauma, medical trauma, medical neglect, death, mature and stressful themes.
*Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips: somethingwaswrong.com/resources
*Sources:
American College of Nurse Midwives
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
CDC, Health E-Stats, Maternal Mortality Rates in the United States, 2023
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hestat/maternal-mortality/2023/Estat-maternal-mortality.pdf
CDC, Maternal Mortality Rates in the United States, 2023
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hestat/maternal-mortality/2023/maternal-mortality-rates-2023
CDC, Working Together to Reduce Black Maternal Mortality
https://www.cdc.gov/womens-health/features/maternal-mortality.html
Center for Black Maternal Health and Reproductive Justice: https://blackmaternalhealth.tufts.edu/
Comparative Analysis of Therapeutic Showers and Bathtubs for Pain Management and Labor Outcomes—A Retrospective Cohort Study
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/
Fetal Heart Monitoring
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/fetal-heart-monitoring
Fundal Height
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diagnostics/22294-fundal-height
Health Equity Among Black Women in the United States
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8020496/
Insights into the U.S. Maternal Mortality Crisis: An International Comparison
March of Dimes
https://www.marchofdimes.org/peristats/about-us
Midwifery Education Accreditation Council (MEAC)
Monitoring Baby’s Heart Rate During Labor
https://familydoctor.org/monitoring-babys-heart-rate-labor/
Mucus Plug
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/symptoms/21606-mucus-plug
Nasal Cannula
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/25187-nasal-cannula
National Midwifery Institute
https://www.nationalmidwiferyinstitute.com/midwifery
CDC, National Vital Statistics Reports
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr73/nvsr73-05.pdf
North American Registry of Midwives (NARM)
State investigating Dallas birth center and midwives, following multiple complaints from patients
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR)
Water breaking: Understand this sign of labor
https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/labor-and-delivery/in-depth/water-breaking/art-20044142
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:
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Glad Rags: https://www.gladragsmusic.com/
The S23 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart
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6 March 2025, 8:00 am - 34 minutes 47 secondsS23 E3: 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
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
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)
National Midwifery Institute
https://www.nationalmidwiferyinstitute.com/midwifery
North American Registry of Midwives (NARM)
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
Texas Administrative Code
https://texreg.sos.state.tx.us/public
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR)
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:
https://www.emilywolfemusic.com/
Glad Rags: https://www.gladragsmusic.com/
The S23 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart
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27 February 2025, 8:00 am - 6 minutes 22 secondsListen Now: Scam Factory
You know those messages that you get all the time, the ones that pop up out of nowhere? They could be real, but something about them seems fishy. You likely dismiss these texts and emails as mere annoyances, thinking you’ve stopped some random stranger from ripping you off. But the shocking truth is, the person behind that message might be trapped inside a “scam factory” on the other side of the world and forced to scam others against their will. From Wondery, comes a new series about the brutal reality behind these operations, where one family discovers a horrifying truth: the only way out is to scam their way out.
Listen Now: Wondery.fm/Scam_Factory
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24 February 2025, 9:00 am - 1 hour 2 minutesS23 E2: Life Threatening Emergency
*Content warning: birth trauma, medical trauma and neglect, death, infant loss, pregnancy loss, SIDS, postpartum depression.
*Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips: somethingwaswrong.com/resources
*Sources:
American College of Nurse Midwives
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
APGAR Score
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003402.htm
Birth Trauma
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/birth-trauma
Breech Baby
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/21848-breech-baby
Intravenous nutrient therapy: the "Myers' cocktail"
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12410623/
March of Dimes
https://www.marchofdimes.org/peristats/about-us
Maternal placental abnormality and the risk of sudden infant death syndrome
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10192307/
Midwifery Education Accreditation Council (MEAC)
National Midwifery Institute
https://www.nationalmidwiferyinstitute.com/midwifery
North American Registry of Midwives (NARM)
Preeclampsia
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/preeclampsia/symptoms-causes/syc-20355745
Pseudocholinesterase deficiency
State investigating Dallas birth center and midwives, following multiple complaints from patients
Succinylcholine injection
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/drugs/20755-succinylcholine-injection
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Tawagi, George. "Compound Presentations." Oxorn-Foote Human Labor & Birth, 6e Eds. Glenn D. Posner, et al. McGraw-Hill Medical, 2014,
https://obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=1247§ionid=75163840.
Umbilical Cord Prolapse
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/12345-umbilical-cord-prolapse
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR)
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:
https://www.emilywolfemusic.com/
Glad Rags: https://www.gladragsmusic.com/
The S23 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart
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20 February 2025, 8:00 am - 1 hour 6 minutesS23 E1: Built to Birth
*Content warning: infant loss, birth trauma, medical trauma and neglect, death, pregnancy loss, mature content.
*Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips: somethingwaswrong.com/resources
*Sources:
American College of Nurse Midwives
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
Gestational diabetes
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/gestational-diabetes/symptoms-causes/syc-20355339
Insights into the U.S. Maternal Mortality Crisis: An International Comparison
March of Dimes
https://www.marchofdimes.org/peristats/about-us
Maternal Mortality, A National Institutes of Health Pathways to Prevention Panel Report
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10863655/
Maternal Mortality Rates in the United States, 2022
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hestat/maternal-mortality/2022/maternal-mortality-rates-2022.pdf
Midwifery Education Accreditation Council (MEAC)
National Midwifery Institute
https://www.nationalmidwiferyinstitute.com/midwifery
Neonatal mortality is more than tripled at planned out-of-hospital births attended by direct-entry midwives. Grunebaum, Amos et al. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Volume 222, Issue 1, S45. https://www.ajog.org/article/S0002-9378(19)31440-1/fulltext
North American Registry of Midwives (NARM)
Placental abruption
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/placental-abruption/symptoms-causes/syc-20376458
Preeclampsia
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/preeclampsia/symptoms-causes/syc-20355745
Severe Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Among Indigenous Women in the United States
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7012336/
State investigating Dallas birth center and midwives, following multiple complaints from patients
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR)
*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:
https://www.emilywolfemusic.com/
Glad Rags: https://www.gladragsmusic.com/
The S23 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart
Follow Something Was Wrong:
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13 February 2025, 8:00 am - 3 minutes 47 secondsS23 Preview
*Content warning: infant loss, pregnancy trauma, pregnancy loss, medical trauma, medical neglect.
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6 February 2025, 8:00 am - 43 minutes 4 secondsS22 E13: Truer Crime with Celisia Stanton
*Content Warning: scams, fraud, cons, crime, murder, mature themes, cults, abuse.
Resources:
Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips: somethingwaswrong.com/resources
Thank you so much to Celisia for speaking with us this week!!
Follow and support Celisia and Truer Crime, below:
- Truer Crime’s website: https://truercrimepodcast.com/
- Follow Celisia Stanton on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/celisiastanton/
- Truer Crime on Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/truer-crime/id1565741041
SWW S22 Theme Song & Artwork:
Thank you to NeonHoney and GIBBANEZ for covering our theme song, Glad Rags’s original song U Think U this season.
NeonHoney’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/neonhoneymusic/
NeonHoney’s Website: https://neonhoneymusic.com
Gibbanez IG: https://www.instagram.com/@gibbanezmusic/
Gibbanez Linktree: https://linktr.ee/gibbanezmusic
Glad Rags: https://www.gladragsmusic.com/
The S22 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart
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30 January 2025, 8:00 am - 39 minutes 14 secondsWCN Presents: [Madison McGhee] Ice Cold Case
*Content Warning: substance use disorder, substance abuse, gun violence, murder, and unsolved murder.
Madison McGhee is a producer, documentarian, podcaster, and co-victim of murder from West Virginia. After learning about her father’s unsolved murder in her teen years, Madison devoted herself and her future career to bringing awareness to her father’s long-since cold case. In her hit podcast, Ice Cold Case, she highlights her own investigation into her father’s twenty-two year old murder and all that continues to come next in her journey. The Broken Cycle Media team is honored to have this discussion with Madison about the power of her work and how she’s harnessed the media to obtain what justice may be still available for her and her father.
Madison's Links:
Ice Cold Case
Madison's Website
https://www.madison-mcghee.com/
Madison's Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/madison_mcghee/
Sources:
The Crisis of Cold Cases. (2019, July 10). U.S. Department of Justice. https://www.ojp.gov/archives/ojp-blogs/2019/crisis-cold-cases
Li, W., & Lartey, J. (2022, January 12). As Murders Spiked, Police Solved About Half in 2020. The Marshall Project. https://www.themarshallproject.org/2022/01/12/as-murders-spiked-police-solved-about-half-in-2020
Resources:
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23 January 2025, 8:00 am - 8 minutes 48 secondsData Points: The 30th Anniversary of The Violence Against Women Act (featuring Lenora Claire)
Resources:
National Domestic Violence Awareness Hotline:
Sources:
*FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Commemorates the 30th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act and Strengthens Commitment to Ending Gender-Based Violence. (2024, September 12). The White House. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/09/12/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-commemorates-the-30th-anniversary-of-the-violence-against-women-act-and-strengthens-commitment-to-ending-gender-based-violence/
*Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). (2022, March 16). The White House. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/03/16/fact-sheet-reauthorization-of-the-violence-against-women-act-vawa/
*Release of the National Plan to End Gender-Based Violence: Strategies for Action. (2023, May 25). The White House. https://www.whitehouse.gov/gpc/briefing-room/2023/05/25/release-of-the-national-plan-to-end-gender-based-violence-strategies-for-action/
*These sources were removed from the White Houses website a few days after this episode was published. The below sources were added to support the reported information elsewhere.
2013 and 2022 Reauthorizations of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). (2023, April 7). U.S. Department of Justice. https://www.justice.gov/tribal/2013-and-2022-reauthorizations-violence-against-women-act-vawa
Howard, J. (2023, May 25). White House launches national plan to end gender-based violence. CNN. https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/05/25/health/gender-based-violence-white-house-plan
Sullivan, K., & Vazquez, M. (2022, March 16). Biden marks reauthorization of Violence Against Women Act. CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/16/politics/biden-violence-against-women-act-white-house/index.html
University of Southern California, Santa Barbara. (2024, September 12). FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Commemorates the 30th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act and Strengthens Commitment to Ending Gender-Based Violence. The American Presidency Project. https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-commemorates-the-30th-anniversary-the-violence
Lenora Claire:
Lenora’s website: https://lenoraclaire.com/
Lenora Claire Consulting: https://www.lenoraclairellc.com/
Lenora’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lenoraclaire
Special K Investigations, Inc.: https://www.specialkpi.com/
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17 January 2025, 8:43 pm - 29 minutes 9 seconds(2/3) WCN Presents: [J.E.] S6 Updates
Content warning: gun violence, stalking, emotional, mental, and psychological abuse, violent threats, criminal threats, hate crimes, racism, antisemitism, transphobia, and homophobia.
J.E. Reich is a journalist, editor, survivor, and victim advocate. They shared their story on Something Was Wrong season 6, episodes 5 and 6, which aired on December 6th and December 13th of 2020. The episodes discuss the impact of the devastating 2018 shooting at The Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the impact the hate crime had on J.E.’s community. The three episodes also bring awareness to the related, horrific stalking J.E. and their family would be subjected to in the years following. However, at the time of the episodes’ release, J.E. and their family had received no justice for the unending harassment and death threats ‘The Caller’ executed over those years. The Broken Cycle Media team is extremely grateful J.E. was willing to return today to share more of their journey to seek justice, and about the start of their consequent healing process.
Something Was Wrong Season 6 E5, Massacre at the Tree of Life Synagogue | JE:
Something Was Wrong Season 6 E6, Panic Attack City | JE:
https://wondery.com/shows/something-was-wrong/episode/10716-panic-attack-city-je/
J.E.'s Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/jereichwrites
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16 January 2025, 8:00 am - 27 minutes 50 seconds(1/3) WCN Presents: [J.E.] S6 Updates
*Content warning: gun violence, stalking, emotional, mental, and psychological abuse, violent threats, criminal threats, hate crimes, racism, antisemitism, transphobia, and homophobia.
J.E. Reich is a journalist, editor, survivor, and victim advocate. They shared their story on Something Was Wrong season 6, episodes 5 and 6, which aired on December 6th and December 13th of 2020. The episodes discuss the impact of the devastating 2018 shooting at The Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the impact the hate crime had on J.E.’s community. The three episodes also bring awareness to the related, horrific stalking J.E. and their family would be subjected to in the years following. However, at the time of the episodes’ release, J.E. and their family had received no justice for the unending harassment and death threats ‘The Caller’ executed over those years. The Broken Cycle Media team is extremely grateful J.E. was willing to return today to share more of their journey to seek justice, and about the start of their consequent healing process.
Something Was Wrong Season 6 E5, Massacre at the Tree of Life Synagogue | JE:
Something Was Wrong Season 6 E6, Panic Attack City | JE:
https://wondery.com/shows/something-was-wrong/episode/10716-panic-attack-city-je/
J.E.'s Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/jereichwrites
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