A Black woman in the US was discharged from a hospital while being in active labor. Mercedes Wells, an Indiana resident, says that she had contractions one minute apart when a nurse told her and her family to go home. Minutes later, Wells gave birth to her baby in a car on the side of a highway with the help of her husband. The family is now asking for accountability. #dwnewsshorts For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1
Black woman discharged from hospital while in active labor, gives birth on highway | DW News
A Black woman in the US was discharged from a hospital while being in active labor. Mercedes Wells, an Indiana resident, says that she had contractions one minute apart when a nurse told her and her family to go home. Minutes later, Wells gave birth to her baby in a car on the side of a highway with the help of her husband. The family is now asking for accountability. #dwnewsshorts For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1









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