In this week’s readings, we are exposed to the reality of how brutal society can be in a hospital setting; where it suppose to be a place where you can come in and be well taken care of, it can turn into a nightmare. When reading “A Birth Story,” we are introduced to the experience of LeConte. She was longing for a baby, and when we finally became pregnant with her first child through IVF, she wanted to have a vaginal birth. She was mistreated in the hospital, being treated with no empathy. Nurses in the hospital suggested she have a C-section because it was known that black women are more prone to have a C-section. They didn’t look at LeConte as an individual that could decide what she wanted. The hospital staff wanted to take that power from her. LeConte luckily had no complications and was able to have a vaginal birth. It’s an unsettling feeling to have to feel like no one cares or is listening to you. When you are pregnant, you become more vulnerable. You want people around you to listen to you. LeConte was neglected and degraded, and the nurses caused her physical pain. She was identifying this as obstetric racism. This society needs to be better and do better.