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Tatyana Ali, known for playing Ashley on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, opened up about the traumatic experience she had during the birth of her first child, using it to highlight the mistreatment Black women face in medical settings.

She explained that while her pregnancy was healthy, things took a turn at the hospital. Her birth plan wasn’t followed, and she described being physically restrained during labor, calling it obstetric violence. At one point, medical staff pushed her baby back inside despite him already crowning, a dangerous and improper procedure.

Her baby faced complications, including difficulty urinating, which was later linked to the trauma of the delivery by a pediatric urologist. Ali emphasized how Black women are often dismissed in hospitals and how this plays a significant role in maternal health outcomes.

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