911 call captures panic after woman in labor turned away by Indiana hospital gives birth in car

Audio from a frantic father-to-be's 911 call sheds new light on the panic and confusion after a woman in labor was turned ...
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Big New Update to Black Chicago Mother Forced By Hospital to Give Birth in Her Car

The Indiana hospital that discharged Mercedes Wells while she was in active labor is taking steps to make sure other mothers ...
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Black Woman Forced to Give Birth in Car After Hospital Ignored Her Pain

Rep. Robin Kelly of Illinois introduced a new bill this week to improve maternal health after the video of Mercedes Wells ...

She gave birth in her car minutes after a hospital sent her away. A new bill seeks to stop that.

The legislation seeks to stop Black women from suffering during and after childbirth and hold hospitals accountable, ...

Mom Who Was Turned Away While in Active Labor Back in Hospital with Post-Birth Health Issues, Family Says

The mom who gave birth on the side of the road minutes after she was discharged from an Indiana hospital has been ...

New bill would bar hospitals sending woman in labor home without a plan

Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, is sponsoring a bill to bar hospitals from turning away or sending home a woman in active labor without a “Safe Discharge Labor Plan,” according to NBC News, which was ...

A hospital discharged a woman in labor. This lawmaker wants change.

An Illinois congresswoman is proposing legislation "to protect all moms" after one of her constituents was discharged from a ...

‘We failed to listen’: Hospital fires doctor, nurse after Chicago mother gives birth along roadway following premature discharge

A Chicago mother gave birth to her fourth child on the side of the road after being prematurely discharged from Franciscan ...