It should be against the law to send a pregnant woman home in labor with out proper medical treatment for her and her unborn child.

Dionne Fields vs St. Mary Health Stystems.

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To Every woman who has ever been pregnant!!
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On mothers day May 13,2007. I woke up that morning with contractions around noon my mucus plug had came out. I drove myself to St.Mary's Hospital womens pavilion 900 E.Oak Hill ave Knoxville,TN,37917.(Mercy Health Systems).  I was 40 weeks pregnant. The nurse said I was not in labor and sent me home. I got home my contractions was so bad I couldnt walk or talk my son called 911 for me, 6 hours later after I was sent home from the hospital I had dilated 10 centermeters. I beg the doctors for the epidural and pain killer. They refuse to give me anything for pain. The doctor who does the epidural came in the labor room when he notice that I was black he left!!
I had my son vaginal with no medicine. I felt helpless and treated unfairly most of all the worst hospital treatment. My discharge nurses Beth B.Murphy RN.was very rude and short towards me whenever I had a concern. I ask her when will my son will be circumcise? she said they no longer do circumcision which was a lie. I had to take my son to Children Hospital for his circumcision. The doctors appointment was almost a month after my son Rain was born. My newborn baby boy suffer severe pain and infection, because St.Mary Hospital refuse to circumcise my son before we left the hospital.
Most hospitals after you have a baby when leaving the hospital they will wheel chair you to your car. The discharge nurse made me walk my self out with my newborn baby. My 3 day stay at St.Mary Hospital was a nightmare for my baby and me.

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/feb/18/business-journal-public-records-lawsuits/


On mothers day May 13,2007. I woke up that morning with contractions around noon my mucus plug had came out. I drove myself to St.Mary's Hospital womens pavilion 900 E.Oak Hill ave Knoxville,TN,37917.(Mercy Health Systems).  I was 40 weeks pregnant. The nurse said I was not in labor and sent me home. I got home my contractions was so bad I couldnt walk or talk my son called 911 for me, 6 hours later after I was sent home from the hospital I had dilated 10 centermeters. I beg the doctors for the epidural and pain killer. They refuse to give me anything for pain. The doctor who does the epidural came in the labor room when he notice that I was black he left!!
I had my son vaginal with no medicine. I felt helpless and treated unfairly most of all the worst hospital treatment. My discharge nurses Beth B.Murphy RN.was very rude and short towards me whenever I had a concern. I ask her when will my son will be circumcise? she said they no longer do circumcision which was a lie. I had to take my son to Children Hospital for his circumcision. The doctors appointment was almost a month after my son Rain was born. My newborn baby boy suffer severe pain and infection, because St.Mary Hospital refuse to circumcise my son before we left the hospital.
Most hospitals after you have a baby when leaving the hospital they will wheel chair you to your car. The discharge nurse made me walk my self out with my newborn baby. My 3 day stay at St.Mary Hospital was a nightmare for my baby and me.

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/feb/18/business-journal-public-records-lawsuits/


Today Im working on starting a new law for all women who are in labor to not be sent home with out proper medical treatment.
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# 248:
6:52 am PST, Jan 31, Name not displayed, Georgia
# 247:
10:59 am PST, Jan 30, Vanessa Yahys, California
Thats said that Hodges Doughty & Carson law firm didnt offer you or your baby nothing in a settlement. .
# 246:
9:06 am PST, Jan 27, Kanil Deruil, Georgia
# 245:
11:54 pm PST, Jan 24, Theory Mine, Tennessee
# 244:
11:51 pm PST, Jan 24, Chris Patton, Tennessee
# 243:
9:00 am PST, Jan 24, Sean Thompson, Georgia
No black physicians!! thats not good for a big hospital like St.Marys.
# 242:
4:09 am PST, Jan 24, Kiesha Coles, Nebraska
You are going to make a mark in history for other black women who suffer during labor from poor hospital treatment. I read your story over and over again and you mention. You never did see one black doctor or black nurse when you where at the hospital those 3 days and 2 nights. No black doctor or black nurse there was no justice for you and your newborn back. During black history month your story will impact millions of black women all over the world. You have my prayers and support.
# 241:
6:10 am PST, Jan 23, Paula White, Kentucky
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6:07 am PST, Jan 23, Francis B. Glover, Maine
# 239:
6:00 am PST, Jan 23, Nichole Pratt, Indiana
# 238:
5:56 am PST, Jan 23, Kelly Rowland, Colorado
# 237:
5:49 am PST, Jan 23, Mary Beth Washington, Alabama
On January 16, 2008 Dionne Fields of Knoxville, TN filed civil law suite againt St.Mary Health Systems for $2 million dollars at The Circuit Court for Knox County docket number 31808. Sharing Public Information
# 236:
3:28 pm PST, Jan 21, King Foundation, Georgia
God bless you and your baby.
# 235:
10:16 am PST, Jan 20, Jessica Williams, Idaho
# 234:
10:06 am PST, Jan 20, Clohie Kardashian, Hawaii
# 233:
10:02 am PST, Jan 20, Karen Rockofella, Delaware
I will be happy to buy your book.
# 232:
9:57 am PST, Jan 20, Susan Steele, Florida
I will be happy to buy your book.
# 231:
6:38 am PST, Jan 18, Lifetime Television Network, Illinois
We read your story online and we would be honor to do a movie on you and your son Rain.
# 230:
6:33 am PST, Jan 18, Randon House Publishing, New York
Here at Randon House your story would be worth Millions of dollars. We will be contacting soon with the book contract.
# 229:
6:30 am PST, Jan 18, Randon House Publishing, New York
Here at Randon House your story would be worth Millions of dollars. We will be contacting soon with the book contract.
# 228:
12:57 am PST, Jan 18, Jocelyn Nunes, Nevada
What a despicable and racist thing to do to a pregnant woman.And no epidural,that is wrong,doctors and nurses are supposed to provide compassionate ethical care to all patients,they should all be held accountable.
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4:27 pm PST, Jan 17, Dairy Thompson, Wisconsin
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4:24 pm PST, Jan 17, Dairy Thompson, Wyoming
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3:40 pm PST, Jan 17, Loula Anderson, Alaska
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8:49 am PST, Jan 17, Tracey Edmonds, California
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2:11 am PST, Jan 17, Vera Wang, Maryland
# 222:
2:07 am PST, Jan 17, Renea Flint, Vermont
# 221:
3:09 pm PST, Jan 16, Nichole Arie Parker, California
I hope the hospital offer you and your baby a fair amount of money for all your pain.
# 220:
1:35 pm PST, Jan 16, Liasa Lanster, California
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1:19 pm PST, Jan 16, Paris Hilton, California
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3:53 am PST, Jan 16, Wilma King, Virginia
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2:13 am PST, Jan 16, Simos Tarabatzis, Greece
# 216:
11:58 am PST, Jan 4, Bryant Harris, Tennessee
The hospital never did apoligize to you or your son than sue them for millions of dollars its 2008 they should have given you something for pain and suffering.
# 213:
12:09 pm PST, Dec 25, Santa Claus, Georgia
God be with you on your lawsuite.
# 212:
8:29 pm PST, Dec 20, Elaine Sutcliffe, Canada
# 211:
7:45 pm PST, Dec 17, Dana Hoffman, Minnesota
# 210:
10:26 am PST, Dec 3, Alicia Ruiz Cantú, Mexico
# 209:
1:55 pm PST, Dec 1, Emi Richard, Canada
# 208:
4:36 pm PST, Nov 21, Christmas Mother, Virginia
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your baby. Good luck on your malpractice lawsuite.
# 207:
2:22 am PST, Nov 21, Eva Lockery, Idaho
Those racist jerks need to be fired
# 206:
7:54 am PST, Nov 13, Karen Wenn, Tennessee
Im glad you are making changes to help all women in the future.
# 205:
7:49 am PST, Nov 9, David Beckham, California
keep on fighting for the women.
# 204:
7:45 am PDT, Oct 29, Jose Popalok, Tennessee
# 203:
10:54 pm PDT, Oct 27, Tania Naim, Lebanon
I am so sorry you've been treated this way & for all this ugly racism! You did the right thing by letting all media know about this treatment! I wonder when these people will wake up and know we are all One, all connected, & respect & treat people equally. God bless you.
# 202:
9:47 am PDT, Oct 25, Robert Macy, Tennessee
# 201:
2:13 pm PDT, Oct 22, Kim Fields, California
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