Mercedes Wells is back in the hospital, less than a week after being forced to give birth to her baby girl in her husband's ...

The mother, Mercedes Wells, spoke with reporters on Tuesday with U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, who plans to introduce a bill to make ...

“The ‘Well’s Act stands for Women Expansion Learning and Labor Safety…it aims to address systemic issues about maternal care, ...

The mom said she was told to go home because a nurse did not believe she was in active labor, according to a Facebook post ...

An Illinois congresswoman is proposing legislation "to protect all moms" after one of her constituents was discharged from a ...

After videos of Black women in labor being refused care by hospitals across the country went viral, Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) is seeking change.

Congresswoman Robin Kelly said she will introduce legislation to prevent another woman from being forced to leave a hospital ...

Rep. Robin Kelly of Illinois introduced a new bill this week to improve maternal health after the video of Mercedes Wells ...

A new bill will head to Congress to prevent women from being turned away or sent home from a hospital while in active labor, ...

A northwest Indiana hospital fired a nurse and physician after an Illinois woman and her husband were sent home, forcing her ...

Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, is sponsoring a bill to bar hospitals from turning away or sending home a woman in active labor without a “Safe Discharge Labor Plan,” according to NBC News, which was ...

A pregnant woman says she was turned away from Franciscan Health Crown Point in Crown Point, Indiana, despite being in active ...