A Floridamother is speaking out after a deeply controversialhospitalexperience in which she was required to attend a virtual courthearing while in active labor, after refusing a recommended C-section.
Cherise Doyley, a professional birthing doula from Jacksonville, says the ordeal left her feeling “afraid,” “confused,” and ultimately violated, raising serious questions about patient rights and medicaldecision-making during childbirth.
Doyley arrived at UF Health Jacksonville in September 2024 while in labor with her fourth child. Despite doctors warning of a potential uterine rupture, a rare but serious complication, she told medical staff she wanted to attempt a vaginal birth rather than undergo another C-section.
A uterine rupture, while life-threatening, occurs in roughly 1 in 300 deliveries and is more likely in patients attempting vaginal birth after a prior cesarean section…