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‘I Cannot Help’: Viral Videos Show Black Women in Active Labor Dismissed by Hospitals. One Was Forced to Give Birth in a Truck

A viral video showing a Texas nurse’s nonchalant attitude toward a pregnant patient in intense labor has set off intense conversation online about how hospitals treat Black maternal health. Originally ...
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‘It was paperwork over life’ | Family accuses hospital of delayed care for woman in active labor after viral video

DALLAS COUNTY, Texas — When Kashena Manuel’s shock turned to disbelief, the soon-to-be grandmother began recording what she believed would be her only truth. She recorded her daughter, Kiara, as she ...
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Black Maternal Crisis: Nurse Dismissed Laboring Woman’s Pain At Dallas Regional Medical Center To Ask Dumb Questions

Now-viral video has Dallas Regional Medical Center being accused of mistreating a Black woman in active labor. A mother is calling out Dallas Regional Medical Center after reportedly witnessing the ...
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Congressional Bill Seeks to Stop Hospitals from Turning Away Black Women in Labor

*Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) has introduced legislation aimed at preventing hospitals from discharging women during active labor, particularly addressing the disproportionate risks Black women face in ...