Documentary:
“Tatia’s Story: Life to Death in Ten Hours”
Created and Directed by Carmen Jones
This film documents the story of Tatia Oden French and how she tragically died along with her unborn daughter after being induced with Cytotec, a drug used off-label and still not approved for labor induction by the FDA. The movie premiere is taking place on January 14, 2017 in Oakland, CA at the Oakland Museum of California. Please register for the event here: https://tatiastory.eventbrite.com/
FDA Petition Campaign
As an educational consumer group, the Tatia Oden French Memorial Foundation has written a letter to the FDA regarding Cytotec.
The House of Lite:
The House of Lite is a future project by The Tatia Oden French Memorial Foundation, pending funding. Our goal is that it will be a transition home in the San Francisco Bay Area for moms and newborns.
Alameda County Public Health Commission:
The Informed Consent Pamphlet gives general information on decreasing the intensity of labor contractions and some questions to ask your health care provider.
The Safe Motherhood Quilt Project
The Safe Motherhood Quilt Project is a quilt started by Ina May Gaskin several years ago, to honor all the mothers who have died in childbirth in the US, or who have died do to pregnancy or childbirth-related reasons.
The Dangers of Cytotec ALERT
The “Dangers of Cytotec ” was a Facebook page that has been set up which posts current articles and information regarding the dangers of using Cytotec ( Misprostol) to induce labor.
Amnesty International:
Amnesty International is actively pursuing legislators to enact legislation which will improve maternity care in the US and significantly reduce the very high maternal mortality rate in the US.