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BOCA RATON, FL (Boca Post) (Copyright © 2026) — A labor and delivery nurse identified as Lexie Lawler, who was associated with Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital, is no longer employed by Baptist Health South Florida following a social media video that circulated widely and prompted a public response from both hospital leadership and Boca Raton’s mayor.
The video, shared online and reposted across social platforms, targeted White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and referenced childbirth injuries in graphic terms. The nurse was described in posts as someone who “delivers babies,” and the tone and content of the remarks triggered immediate public concern about professionalism in a clinical setting—particularly in labor and delivery, where patients rely on staff for both medical care and support.
One widely shared post attributed the following quote to the nurse: “I hope you fcking rip from bow to stern and never sht normally again, you c*nt.” The same post said she hoped Leavitt would suffer a severe fourth-degree tear during childbirth and experience complications.
As the video spread, a commenter in a message addressed to Baptist Health leadership warned the hospital about what they described as “disturbing behavior,” arguing the nurse was publicly expressing animus toward a pregnant patient based on political disagreement. The commenter said they believed the conduct violated ethical standards and could create fear among patients about whether they would be treated fairly. The message urged the hospital to act and warned of potential liability and reputational damage, while emphasizing that the language was expressed in the context of the nurse’s field of practice.
Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer also weighed in publicly on social media. Singer wrote that he contacted hospital leadership after learning about the situation and said he was informed the person in the video was no longer employed. “These disgusting comments have no place in medicine or in our community,” Singer wrote.
Baptist Health South Florida issued a statement responding to the controversy, saying the comments made in the social media video did not reflect the organization’s values or the standards expected of healthcare professionals. The statement said that following a prompt review, “the individual is no longer employed by our health system.”
In the same statement, Baptist Health said it respects the right to personal opinions but drew a hard line around conduct that raises questions about a caregiver’s ability to provide unbiased care. “There is no place in healthcare for language or behavior that calls into question a caregiver’s ability to provide compassionate, unbiased care,” the statement said. Baptist Health added that it is committed to an environment that promotes trust, professionalism, and respect for all.
Baptist Health also publishes organizational standards and values emphasizing ethics and patient-centered care, including compassion, integrity, transparency, and clinical excellence—principles that health systems often cite when addressing employee conduct that becomes a public issue.
For Boca Raton residents, the controversy has landed close to home because it involves a high-profile local hospital and a clinical area—labor and delivery—where patients are often at their most vulnerable. The hospital’s statement and the mayor’s comments both centered on the same outcome: the nurse tied to the video is no longer employed.
What happens next will depend on whether additional information is released by Baptist Health or local officials, but the employer’s position as stated publicly is clear: the nurse is no longer with the health system, and the organization says the remarks do not align with its standards for healthcare professionals.
Original video on X/Twitter:
Meet Lexie Lawler, a labor and delivery nurse at Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital (@BaptistHealthSF). She says she hopes Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt suffers a severe 4th-degree tear during childbirth and has medical complications.
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) January 22, 2026
"I hope you f*cking rip from bow… pic.twitter.com/rBFzcpFsxM
