“You should be proud of yourself, pushing out an 8-pound baby! Honestly, I didn’t think you could do it…not at your age!” – Nurse Practitioner to 40 yo mother the day after she birthed her baby.

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“Well, that will teach you not to have another one any time soon!” – OB while doing an episiotomy on a 16 year old mother without any pain medication.

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“Are you sure it’s not a good thing that you haven’t miscarried yet? I mean, you’re so young and already have one child. Do you really need another one?” - nurse to 23 year old married mom after an ultrasound showed a steady heartbeat.

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“Wow, you’re just a baby!” – L&D Nurse to a young mother.

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“You’re not trying to get pregnant, are you?” – Reproductive Endocrinologist to a 17-year-old girl (with her parents present) at an appointment to determine whether she had Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS.)

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“Well, I hope this taught you to stop playing around with boys.” -OB to 19 year old widow in labor with first child. The baby’s father died three months before she was born.

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“Do you know who the father is or was this a one night thing?”-OB to young mom during her first OB appointment.

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“It’s okay for you to have another scheduled c-section. You’re already 35; it’s not like you could have very many more kids anyway.” -OB to a VBAC mom

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