Oct 28

“…Crack Whores Are On Their Backs All The Time & Their Babies Are Usually Fine.”

“Honey, crack whores are on their backs all the time and their babies are usually fine.” – OB to mother who asked if it was okay to sleep on her back while pregnant.

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Tara R. had this to say, Oct 28, 2011 @ 10:25 am (Quote)

What?!? No really. WHAT?!?

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Palila had this to say, Oct 28, 2011 @ 10:27 am (Quote)

Huh. I thought they were always on their knees.

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TheHausewife Reply:
October 28th, 2011 at 10:32 am TheHausewife(Quote)

^ lol Awesome.

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Brandy Reply:
October 28th, 2011 at 12:03 pm Brandy(Quote)

Laughed out loud!

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Sam had this to say, Oct 28, 2011 @ 10:32 am (Quote)

o_O

Shaking my head in disbelief. This is an OB’s idea of professionalism? The mind boggles.

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road2vba2c had this to say, Oct 28, 2011 @ 10:33 am (Quote)

In what universe is being born premature and spending the first few months of your life in the NICU on step down and then living in the foster care system considered “fine”??

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Vy Reply:
October 29th, 2011 at 8:32 am Vy(Quote)

Exactly. This OB comment just made me really sad for babies born with addictions Didn’t really make me feel any better about occasionally waking up from a non-optimal sleeping position…

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Alyson Miers had this to say, Oct 28, 2011 @ 10:38 am (Quote)

A simple, “Yes, it’s fine as long as you’re comfortable” would have sufficed, doc.

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first time mommy had this to say, Oct 28, 2011 @ 10:42 am (Quote)

Speaking from experience there, ob?
and like Palila said, I thought they were usually always on their knees too….you know something I don’t, ob?

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Sheva had this to say, Oct 28, 2011 @ 10:53 am (Quote)

Ok, first of all, my name isn’t ‘honey’. It’s on my chart, in case you forgot it.
Second of all, your lack of professionalism is showing, and it’s creepy.

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Dreamy had this to say, Oct 28, 2011 @ 10:54 am (Quote)

Head… exploding… can’t… respond… offensive on… too many… levels…

…including the fact that the OB was using “crack whore” as an insult– a “humorous” insult– and apparently some of the people posting here have no problem doing the same.

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Jena had this to say, Oct 28, 2011 @ 10:55 am (Quote)

I… wait… what?

This one really fits the site title. I mean, I’m all for telling mom to lie on her back if she’s comfortable, but this…

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Samantha had this to say, Oct 28, 2011 @ 11:02 am (Quote)

Because as we all know crack is part of a healthy pregnancy diet. Yum!

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Rachel T had this to say, Oct 28, 2011 @ 11:03 am (Quote)

On what planet is this even vaguely appropriate? As Dreamy said, this is wrong on so many levels.

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Dawn had this to say, Oct 28, 2011 @ 11:36 am (Quote)

So, if a crack whore does it, it’s OK. Thanks, boss!

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jaed had this to say, Oct 28, 2011 @ 11:53 am (Quote)

What the [expurgated]? I mean, really, what the [expurgateding] [expurgated]?

Gobsmacked. That’s the word. I’m gobsmacked.

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Jessica had this to say, Oct 28, 2011 @ 11:59 am (Quote)

I didn’t know “crack whores” were the epitome of prenatal health.

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Detail had this to say, Oct 28, 2011 @ 12:37 pm (Quote)

Heck of a control group there Doc? (Just to give a little nod to science – you remember science right Doc?)

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Tee had this to say, Oct 28, 2011 @ 1:07 pm (Quote)

Um…

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lilmrsmchenry had this to say, Oct 28, 2011 @ 3:22 pm (Quote)

In what universe are the babies born to mothers using crack during the pregnancy “usually fine”. Crack babies are heart breaking. They are born fighting an addiction that they are in no way responsible for and their cries alone are enough to bring me to my knees.

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Kristy Reply:
October 28th, 2011 at 3:35 pm Kristy(Quote)

By Politically Incorrect Comedy Doc’s reasoning…. I guess the mothers shouldn’t have been on their backs so much… or… something like that.

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WellBegun had this to say, Oct 28, 2011 @ 6:27 pm (Quote)

OK, am I the only one who saw the title and thought this had to do with pushing?

… not that that mitigates anything. But what is it with OBs making comparisons to women who use crack? I heard of one fond of “counseling” women who were concerned about nutrition that he’s seen plenty of babies made of “slim jims and crack cocaine” (who were FINE, of course!). I think OBs and peds should talk more…

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Chara had this to say, Oct 28, 2011 @ 7:15 pm (Quote)

That’s just the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard. (Thinking that one over… yeah, the stupidest.)

This is a legitimate question that has legitimate answers and biology behind it. Do your job, Doc. When a mother asks a question, give her good information, not just a flippant pseudo-joke.

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Rebecca had this to say, Oct 29, 2011 @ 5:48 pm (Quote)

Actually, babies born to mothers who used crack during pregnancies have lower rates of complications than those born to mothers who had fertility treatments. My son is a NICU graduate, maybe I should have done crack instead of IUI.

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