'She saw this little black girl by herself': Keshia Knight Pulliam says she was mistaken for a poor mother by hospital worker after giving birth

Keshia Knight Pulliam says she had an awkward run-in with a hospital employee who thought she was poor and requiring financial assistance, after she delivered her baby girl Ella Grace in late January at an Atlanta hospital.

The 37-year-old actress opened up about the incident on her podcast Kandidly Keshia on Friday.

She said the woman - 'an old little white lady ... about 70 years old' - initially came in to speak with her on how to provide the child with mother's milk via lactation.

While Keshia, who played Rudy Huxtable on The Cosby Show from 1984 until 1982, said things were 'kept very private' in terms of her identity, the woman began rattling on about social services often made available to people who are poverty-stricken.

The Newark, New Jersey native, who delivered her first child via Cesarean section, said that the specialist told her, 'We have some great programs that you may want to take advantage of that you may need ... um, WIC is a great program.'

The woman then gave Keshia a paper with 'about 30 different numbers and resources' for her to reach out to.

The 5ft1 beauty then gave her take on how the course of events played out.