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What was the initial reason the author went to the hospital?
What was the initial reason the author went to the hospital?
- Because of excessive bleeding (correct)
- To report her condition and request a more private area
- To seek medical advice about her pregnancy
- Due to severe back pain
Why did the doctor initially send the author home?
Why did the doctor initially send the author home?
- He believed spotting was normal and attributed it to her weight (correct)
- He thought the author was exaggerating her symptoms
- He suggested she was not actually in labor
- He diagnosed her with constipation
What misconception did the medical staff have about the author's pain?
What misconception did the medical staff have about the author's pain?
- They thought she had eaten something bad
- They believed it was related to constipation (correct)
- They assumed she was being overly dramatic
- They ignored her pain because it was in her buttocks
What crucial information did the author fail to communicate to the medical staff?
What crucial information did the author fail to communicate to the medical staff?
Why does the author mention the systematic denial of black women's pain by the healthcare system?
Why does the author mention the systematic denial of black women's pain by the healthcare system?
What was the author's childhood dream about?
What was the author's childhood dream about?
Why did the author choose the obstetrics office she visited?
Why did the author choose the obstetrics office she visited?
How did the author feel about the medical practice initially?
How did the author feel about the medical practice initially?
What complicated the author's experience at the medical practice?
What complicated the author's experience at the medical practice?
What does the author imply about being a black woman in the workplace?
What does the author imply about being a black woman in the workplace?
Why did Serena Williams have to intervene directly in her postnatal care according to the text?
Why did Serena Williams have to intervene directly in her postnatal care according to the text?
What did the prevalent perception of black women as 'unruly bodies and incompetent caretakers' override according to the text?
What did the prevalent perception of black women as 'unruly bodies and incompetent caretakers' override according to the text?
In what context do the concepts of 'incompetent' and 'superhero' not conflict according to the text?
In what context do the concepts of 'incompetent' and 'superhero' not conflict according to the text?
What did Patricia Hill Collins refer to as controlling images in the text?
What did Patricia Hill Collins refer to as controlling images in the text?
How did the healthcare bureaucracy react when the author called for help because of bleeding and pain?
How did the healthcare bureaucracy react when the author called for help because of bleeding and pain?
