Black Women's Treatment in Hospitals Black women are not treated well in hospitals, especially during pregnancy and childbirth. They have posted several videos to show how they are being mistreated by white nurses who do not listen to them.
The Importance of Treating Black Patients Differently A labor and delivery nurse treats her black patients differently because she knows that black women are more likely than any other race to be harmed during pregnancy, childbirth, and beyond due to systemic racism. She emphasizes the importance of believing everything her black patients say and using whatever privilege she has as a healthcare provider to make sure that they are heard.
Personal Experiences with Racial Bias in Healthcare The narrators share their personal experiences with racial bias while receiving medical care or witnessing others receive it. One narrator had a tear after giving birth but was ignored when telling the doctor about feeling pain while getting stitched up; another witnessed an African-American woman being mistreated by doctors before passing away; yet another friend was sliced open without proper anesthesia during C-section surgery despite repeatedly saying she could feel it happening.
Black Women's Pain is Often Dismissed The author shares her traumatic experience of giving birth for the first time, where she was not believed about her pain and had to endure a nurse shoving her hand inside the author's vagina without permission.
Healthcare System Fails Black Mothers In another video, a mother recounts how she was discharged from hospital after childbirth with no pain medication despite telling nurses that she couldn't breathe. She later found out that her blood pressure was dangerously high and could have caused a stroke.
Racism in Healthcare Needs to be Addressed A labor and delivery nurse speaks up about systemic racism in healthcare where black patients are often treated differently than white patients when it comes to administering pain medications or drug testing during childbirth. The issue needs urgent attention as it can lead to life-threatening situations for mothers of color.