'Why won't you help me?' Pregnant women and their babies endure inhumane conditions in jails

Dozens of pregnant women locked up in county jails described excruciating pain, saying their cries for help were ignored as ...
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Viral Videos of Women in Labor Being Denied Care Renews Conversation Around Black Maternal Health Care

These two recent cases are bringing renewed attention to the treatment of Black pregnant women and igniting conversations around medical racism.
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‘This Is Unacceptable!: Black Woman Forced to Give Birth In Truck After Being Kicked Out of Indiana Hospital and Denied Care, Video Shows

Outrageous! Black woman kicked out of Indiana hospital in labor, forced to deliver in truck. Video captures shocking ordeal.

‘It was paperwork over life’ | Family accuses hospital of delayed care for woman in active labor after viral video

Kashena Manuel recorded her daughter's struggle during labor at a Mesquite hospital. She said hospital staff delayed urgent ...
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Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, are turned away from ERs despite federal law

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bleeding and in pain, Kyleigh Thurman didn’t know her doomed pregnancy could kill her. Emergency room doctors at Ascension Seton Williamson in Texas handed her a pamphlet on ...

Hard to watch: Texas mom’s viral TikTok highlights health care concerns for Black mothers in pain

A viral TikTok of a Texas mom in labor pain at a Mesquite hospital raises concerns about Black maternal treatment.