LEMON DROP | Black Women in Labor Denied Care: Dr. Frita Breaks Down Medical Racism
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What viral incidents of Black women being denied labor care are introduced?
Okay, let's talk people about black women in labor because there were two videos that went viral this week and they both show something that black women in this country have been saying for generations. When they are in pain, When they're in labor, when something is wrong, the system does not always listen. I wanna bring in the perfect person to discuss that right now, and that's Dr. Frieda. She is a triple board certified medical doctor with certifications in nephrology, hypertension, and diabetes. She's also the host of the Dr. Frieda YouTube channel. Thanks for joining, doctor. I appreciate you helping us get through this. Okay, can we go through these videos and then you and I talk?
That sounds good.
Okay. So the first one is, this is out of Crown Point, Indiana. It happened at Franciscan Health. Let's roll the clip.
My daughter is in active labor and this is Franciscan Crown Point being put out in active labor.
So we gotta transfer her to a different hospital. when she's in pain.
That is Mercedes Wells. And I believe that's her mom that's with her. She went to the hospital, inactive labor. Staff examined her. They told her that she was only three centimeters, so dilated. And so they discharged her. And then they wheeled her out. You see them right there. They were wheeling her out of the building while she was still contracting, still in pain, and still clearly it was progressing. And then eight minutes later, eight minutes. She deliver her partner had to do it had to call 911 while the another hospital.
Here's and then we'll discuss wh kicked out of this hospi active labor. This is vi posted to facebook showin being pushed down the hall hospital in a wheelchair. Her family says she was in active labor, but they say hospital staff told her because she was only dilated three centimeters, she would have to come back later. Her sister in law, Cherise Joy Thompson, says they were visiting family in Indiana and the baby wasn't due for another couple of weeks.
I feel like my family's rights have been violated.
She says eight minutes after being discharged from Franciscan Health in Crown Point, the baby was born in the car.
Wow. So when she finally made it to community hospital in Munster, doctors rushed out to help her immediately, according to the report. And afterwards, Mercedes said that she felt violated, ignored, and dismissed. Now, I just want to give this statement. This is from Franciscan Health. They later issued a statement saying that the video was deeply troubling, that the narrative does not accurately represent their values, and that they are reviewing it. what happened, but the outcome speaks for itself. A baby born in a car because a mother wasn't believed. Okay, Dr. Freedom, we have that one. Now I want to show you the second video. This one is from Dallas Regional Medical Center. This is in Mesquite, Texas.
This is the woman in the hospital in labor.
Lange is her doctor
Y'all treat all your patients like this or just the black ones?
Very good question. So that's Kerry Jones doubled over in that wheelchair screaming through contractions while her mother begs the staff to help her instead of rushing her upstairs to the labor and delivery. She was kept in the waiting area and the focus was on the intake questions, the paperwork and the procedure. And then you can see that the woman was in pain and you can hear urgency still sitting there in that lobby when they finally took her back. 12 minutes later, she gave birth in the middle of all this.
What happened in the Franciscan Crown Point case where a mother delivered in a car?
The question still asks, what the mom asked there, Dr. Frida, do you treat all your patients like this or just the black ones? Before you, I just want to say the regional medical statement saying that patient dignity and safety are their highest priorities and that they are reviewing the situation to understand what happened. But again, the video tells a different story. Two states, two hospitals, same experience, same dismissal, same danger. And this is something doctor that black women complain about all the time. First of all, the videos are horrific.
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