The text that really affected me emotionally was ” A Birth Story ” because reading her experience and seeing how they was dismissed and outright disrespected really angered me. Even if the nurses didn’t disrespect her verbally they disrespected her by not listening to her at all.

A Doctor to a Black Women is what a Cop is to a Black Man.

This is the quote i’ve heard before when I had read experiences that black women have had in the hospital. Whether it was giving birth or just normal patient care. How some doctors don’t take the pain of these black women seriously because they believe these women are exaggerating their pain. Even a study had came out how medical students believe black patients feel less pain or can handle pain better.

This story reminded me of Charles Johnson who lost his wife in what was supposed to be a routine C-Section. However the doctors never had a sense of urgency with his wife. She was healthy and in 15 minutes she died. Her health was heading towards the wrong direction and they didn’t help her but just said “this happens all the time” . Now Johnson is trying to pass a bill that is called ” Preventing Maternal Deaths Act ”

I highly recommend everyone look into this case and his story because it’s so sad but also very moving because he’s trying his best to honor her. This motivated so many people as well as even a short film came out regarding his wife and her story and the story of many black women around the country.