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Social Media Mistreatment of Black mother in active labor in Dallas

Social Media Mistreatment of Black mother in active labor in Dallas

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Nov 15 2025, 2:51 PM
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I'm going to link to this video in which a Black woman in active labor is being ignored by a nurse who apparently thinks getting through the hospital check-in process is more important than administering to the mother and baby about to be born (the infant was born 12 minutes after this video was taken). The Black obgyn who is commenting does a great job explaining why what this nurse did was so wrong and linking the nurse's neglect to the way Black women have worse outcomes than other racial groups in the U.S.
It's pretty traumatic to watch (both mother and baby survive), but it's important to see I believe. I'm so glad the person accompanying the mom recorded this because I'm sure that without video evidence she would be dismissed as overreacting if she files a complaint (which I hope she does)
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Nov 15 2025, 2:51 PM #1

I'm going to link to this video in which a Black woman in active labor is being ignored by a nurse who apparently thinks getting through the hospital check-in process is more important than administering to the mother and baby about to be born (the infant was born 12 minutes after this video was taken). The Black obgyn who is commenting does a great job explaining why what this nurse did was so wrong and linking the nurse's neglect to the way Black women have worse outcomes than other racial groups in the U.S.
It's pretty traumatic to watch (both mother and baby survive), but it's important to see I believe. I'm so glad the person accompanying the mom recorded this because I'm sure that without video evidence she would be dismissed as overreacting if she files a complaint (which I hope she does)
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMw9WbeA/
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Nov 15 2025, 7:52 PM
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I've seen the version of this without the ob-gyn's commentary, where it's just the patient and admitting nurse with the patient's mother taking the video and answering questions when her daughter is no longer able to. it's awful to watch. That poor young woman is in painful, active labor and there's no urgency to get her into a labor & delivery bed. I've seen so many comments that this being the woman's third pregnancy, plus her comment that she could feel it "in my ass" should have been a huge clue that baby was on its way within minutes and she needed to be in a hospital bed, not sitting in a wheelchair in the admitting room. I'm surprised she wasn't shrieking obscenities because I sure would have been.
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Nov 15 2025, 7:52 PM #2

I've seen the version of this without the ob-gyn's commentary, where it's just the patient and admitting nurse with the patient's mother taking the video and answering questions when her daughter is no longer able to. it's awful to watch. That poor young woman is in painful, active labor and there's no urgency to get her into a labor & delivery bed. I've seen so many comments that this being the woman's third pregnancy, plus her comment that she could feel it "in my ass" should have been a huge clue that baby was on its way within minutes and she needed to be in a hospital bed, not sitting in a wheelchair in the admitting room. I'm surprised she wasn't shrieking obscenities because I sure would have been.

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Yesterday, 10:12 AM
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It was so horrific to see her in such agony and being ignored. I'm relieved that every single person I've seen stitching the original vid did not criticize the mom, but correctly observed that this is medical abuse and violence. I hope the video, as painful it is, leads to some lasting changes for the better in Dallas (apparently this hospital is notorious for treating its Black and racial minority patients like this) and nationwide.
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Yesterday, 10:12 AM #3

It was so horrific to see her in such agony and being ignored. I'm relieved that every single person I've seen stitching the original vid did not criticize the mom, but correctly observed that this is medical abuse and violence. I hope the video, as painful it is, leads to some lasting changes for the better in Dallas (apparently this hospital is notorious for treating its Black and racial minority patients like this) and nationwide.

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Yesterday, 10:38 PM
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I think labor is one of the scariest medical events a woman is likely to go through, and knowing that this poor woman couldn't even get medical help while screaming in pain and being faced with that level of apathy from the nurse - I can't imagine. And how is she supposed to trust medical professionals in the future when other things come up? The trauma/betrayal she might carry going forward =/

I didn't watch this version of the video because I'd already seen the commentary-less one and I don't want to re-hear her misery. Does this one mention any repercussions for the nurse?
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Yesterday, 10:38 PM #4

I think labor is one of the scariest medical events a woman is likely to go through, and knowing that this poor woman couldn't even get medical help while screaming in pain and being faced with that level of apathy from the nurse - I can't imagine. And how is she supposed to trust medical professionals in the future when other things come up? The trauma/betrayal she might carry going forward =/

I didn't watch this version of the video because I'd already seen the commentary-less one and I don't want to re-hear her misery. Does this one mention any repercussions for the nurse?

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4 hours ago
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I've seen rumors that the nurse was fired in comments, but not a definitive statement from the hospital or a news article stating such, so I wouldn't take it seriously until then. I think she should never be allowed to touch a patient again though. There are unfortunately a subset of HCPs who go into health care bc they like the power it gives them over other people's lives and such people need to be pushed out of the field.
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4 hours ago #5

I've seen rumors that the nurse was fired in comments, but not a definitive statement from the hospital or a news article stating such, so I wouldn't take it seriously until then. I think she should never be allowed to touch a patient again though. There are unfortunately a subset of HCPs who go into health care bc they like the power it gives them over other people's lives and such people need to be pushed out of the field.

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