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Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, are being turned away from emergency rooms despite federal law
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Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, are being turned away from emergency rooms despite federal law

But her doctor told her she risked dying if she waited any longer.

“She came in and said, ‘Either I’m going to get a blood transfusion, or I’m going to get surgery, or I’m going to bleed to death,'” Thurman said through tears. “That’s when I thought, ‘Oh my God, I’m dying.'”

Ascension Seton Williamson declined to comment on Thurman’s case but said in a statement that the hospital “is committed to providing high-quality care to all who seek our services.”

In Florida, a 15-weeks pregnant woman leaked amniotic fluid for an hour in the emergency room waiting room at Broward Health Coral Springs, according to federal documents. An ultrasound revealed the patient had no amniotic fluid around the fetus, a dangerous situation that can cause a serious infection.

The woman suffered a miscarriage in a public bathroom that day, after the emergency room doctor had described her condition as “improved” and discharged her, without consulting the hospital’s obstetrician-gynecologist.

Emergency crews rushed her to another hospital, where she was placed on a ventilator and discharged after six days.

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