Woman who gave birth alone on floor of a Maryland jail says her screams were ignored by staff

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Jazmin Valentine says she was left to give birth to her baby alone on the dirty, concrete floor of her jail cell in Maryland. The lawsuit alleges that jail nurses ignored her screams and pleas for help for six hours. Valentine claims she punched the walls of her solitary confinement cell, which did not have blankets or sheets. The lawsuit says her baby developed a type of staph bacteria infection that is resistant to many antibiotics.

2 months ago·Hagerstown, United States

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The Independent

Mother forced to give alone birth in filthy Maryland jail cell, lawsuit claims

Jazmin Valentine slid what she thought was her amniotic sack under the door cell to prove to nurses she was in active labor

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Lawsuit says woman gave birth alone on Maryland jail floor

A woman who said she was left to give birth to her baby alone on the dirty floor of her jail cell in Maryland filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday alleging

2 months ago·United States

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Washington Times

Lawsuit alleges woman gave birth alone on Maryland jail floor

A woman who said she was left to give birth to her baby alone on the dirty, concrete floor of her jail cell in Maryland filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday alleging that jail nurses ignored her screams and pleas for help for six hours.

2 months ago·Washington, United States

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Lawsuit says woman gave birth alone on Maryland jail floor

A woman who said she was left to give birth to her baby alone on the dirty floor of her jail cell in Maryland filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday alleging that jail nurses ignored her screams and pleas for help for six hours.

2 months ago·New York, United States

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Lawsuit says woman gave birth alone on Maryland jail floor

By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated PressA woman who said she was left to give birth to her baby alone on the dirty floor of her jail cell in Maryland last year is suing, alleging that jail nurses ignored her screams and pleas for helps for six hours. Jazmin Valentine filed the lawsuit Tuesday against authorities in Washington County, Maryland as well as the jail’s contracted medical provider. It alleges some jail nurses said she was withdrawing from d…

2 months ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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