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Cavan Images/Getty Images(BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) She delivered a healthy child, but left the maternity ward traumatized and ashamed. "The most happy moment in my life is at the same time the most terrible moment in my life because of what they did to me," said a California mother who alleges hospital staff physically restrained her against her will and coerced her into accepting interventions to expedite her delivery at a hospital last year. "I said, No, I don t want to. I m full of energy, " said the woman, who spoke to ABC News only on condition of anonymity to protect her family s privacy. "I said, No. Nobody cared." This patient is one of a growing number of women who advocates say are challenging a culture of silence and stigma around mistreatment during pregnancy and birth. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the experiences are not uncommon and may contribute to the nation s maternal mortality rate one of the highest among the r

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