Tatyana Ali recently shared a Instagram video, calling out Healthcare Professional for using her story in what she describe as a click bait for the wrong reasons and asking for those to do their homework.
“If you’re a (healthcare) professional and you’re using my story to create content, do your due diligence because our stories are sacred, and we’re sharing them for a reason,” Ali said.
The former Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star briefly shared her experience from her 2016 traumatic child birth experience, while furthering addressing that her story is sacred to raise awareness and it’s not for a viral click bait to debate the truth of what she’s talking about on her and others experiences.
Ali claim that some people fixated on the graphic details of her story rather than focusing on the systemic issues.
“We’re sharing our stories so that we can get the help that we need, so that the systems that are working for us,” she stated.
In a follow-up video, Ali noted that what is not going viral are the solutions to address the Black maternal health crisis and improving the quality of care for Black women during pregnancy and childbirth.
“I’ve been sharing my story for years. Not because I enjoy talking about one of the hardest experiences of my life, but because I want people to know that solutions exist,” the 47-year-old wrote in her caption from the video.
“We’re sharing our stories so that we can get the help that we need and so that the systems meant to support us can work better for us,” she said with the focus on the larger systemic issues.
In a follow-up video, Ali noted that what is not going viral are the solutions to address the Black maternal health crisis and improving the quality of care for Black women during pregnancy and childbirth.
The video comes after Ali previously opened up about the traumatic childbirth experience she had with her oldest son, Edward Aszard Rasberry, during Black Maternal Health Week in April 2026.
The actress opened up about her traumatic 2016 childbirth experience on the Pod Meets Worldpodcast, revealing that despite having a healthy pregnancy, her birth plan was ignored once she arrived at the hospital. Ali said that she was restrained during labor, describing the experience as “obstetric violence.” She also claimed medical staff pushed her baby back inside after he was already crowned, calling the action dangerous that could have broken his neck.
Ali said her son Edward was later admitted to the NICU and was unable to urinate on his own for several days following his birth.
Ali’s ordeal motivated her to advocate and raise awareness on Black maternal health and called for greater investment in Black and Indigenous midwives, doulas, and other resources that help ensure safer childbirth experiences for Black women.
Ali has previously opened up about the birth of her eldest son, Edward Aszard Rasberry, during Black Maternal Health Week in April. In May 2021, she was one of the many women who testified in a congressional hearingabout her traumatic child birth experiences and to raise awareness about black maternal health crisis.
