People Are Furious After A Hospital Allegedly Discharged A Black Woman In Active Labor

"A 38-year-old Black woman is going viral after her family posted multiple videos on social media of her being wheeled out of a Chicago hospital by two nurses while in severe pain from active labor. According to ABC News, eight minutes later, Mercedes Wells claims she gave birth in her truck on the side of the highway, with her husband delivering the baby by himself. Wells claimed that she was having contractions and waited in the hospital for six hours, but a doctor never examined her."

""I was stripped of my dignity as a person, 'cause I was treated less than an animal," Wells said. In response to the incident going viral, the hospital's CEO said this in a statement: "The video and the comments it has generated are deeply troubling, and we understand the concerns this has raised. The video is just one part of the information we are reviewing as part of a thorough investigation into this alleged incident.""

"According to the CDC, "Black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause," though over 80% of pregnancy-related deaths are considered "preventable.""

Mercedes Wells, 38, experienced severe pain from active labor and was filmed being wheeled out of a Chicago hospital by two nurses. She says she waited six hours at the hospital with contractions and was never examined by a doctor. Eight minutes after leaving, Wells says she gave birth in her truck on the side of the highway, with her husband delivering the baby. The hospital CEO called the video and resulting comments deeply troubling and said a thorough investigation is underway. The CDC reports Black women face three times the pregnancy-related death rate, with most deaths considered preventable.

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