Sep 28

“…By Then They’ll All Be Cesareans.”

“Some day you’ll get to do this too.”-Mom whispering in 1968 into her newborn daughter’s ear, refering to her nonmedicated, natural birth just minutes before.

“Oh no she won’t! By then they’ll all be Cesareans.” -OB, from his seat at the end of the delivery table where he was sewing up a tear.

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BirthingBeautifulIdeas had this to say, Sep 28, 2009 @ 5:47 pm (Quote)

Sadly, he was nearly correct.

Of course, I would love to erase his comment and just take in the absolute sweetness of what that mother whispered to her daughter!

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michele had this to say, Sep 28, 2009 @ 6:03 pm (Quote)

Oh wow. This one gave me chills…

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Rebekah had this to say, Sep 28, 2009 @ 7:04 pm (Quote)

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Well.. he was pretty close!

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Jill--Unnecesarean had this to say, Sep 28, 2009 @ 7:33 pm (Quote)

Prophetic.

Also, nice way to break up a lovely family moment. So tender.

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Kat had this to say, Sep 28, 2009 @ 9:14 pm (Quote)

It seems like making all births expensive surgical experiences is still the goal of too many OBs. All the more reason to leave low-risk care to midwives, and call in the surgeons only when they are actually necessary.

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TJ had this to say, Sep 29, 2009 @ 3:46 am (Quote)

I wish we had midwives supported by legislature around here.

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Saul Weinreb had this to say, Sep 29, 2009 @ 5:35 am (Quote)

A really beautiful comment, I enjoyed it and wanted to just let it sink in. Its scary that this OB was prophetic in a way, but all hope is not lost. See my blog series in August 2009 where I discussed the rising c-section rate in detail http://www.askmyobgyn.com/gyn_blog.php.

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