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Mar 30
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“This Is A Hospital. We Move Things Along Here. If You Don’t Like It, You Can Go Home.”

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“This is a hospital.  We move things along here.  If you don’t like it, you can go home.” – OB to mother in labor, when the mother did not consent to having her membranes ruptured.

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Feb 26
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“…I Don’t Enjoy Being Splashed.”

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“As for keeping the bag intact, I can wait until the head is right there.  Every time I don’t break the water I get splashed.  I don’t enjoy being splashed.” – Midwife to mother who asked that her membranes not be artificially ruptured.

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Dec 7
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“…It Has To Be Broken Eventually Or The Baby Won’t Come Out!”

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“Well, the thing is, whether your body breaks it or we do, it has to be broken eventually or else the baby won’t come out!” -OB to mother in labor who asked why her water needed to be broken artificially.

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Nov 29
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“…You Can Still Have ‘Natural Birth’ If You Want.”

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“But you can still have ‘natural birth’ if you want.” – OB to mother, after explaining how a mandatory IV, artificial rupture of membranes, internal monitoring and manual exploration of the uterus after birth are all required in order to VBAC.

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Nov 9
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“I’d Like To Check Your Cervix And Break Your Water At Your 38 Week Appointment…”

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“I’d like to check your cervix and break your water at your 38 week appointment because I think you will have another big baby.”

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Oct 31
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“…We’ll Break Your Water…If You Don’t Want Us To Do That, Then You Can Just Go Home.”

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“We’re going to check you, and if you haven’t progressed we’ll break your water. And if you don’t want us to do that, then you can just go home.” -OB to mother in active labor.

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Oct 11
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“Do You Mind If I Break Her Water To Really Get Labor Going?”

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“Do you mind if I break her water to really get labor going?” – OB to L&D nurse.

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Sep 28
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“Urgh! It’s All Over Me! I’m Soaked! My Shoes Are Wet!”

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“Urgh! It’s all over me! I’m soaked! My shoes are wet!” – OB complaining about getting wet after breaking the laboring mother’s amniotic sac.

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Sep 5
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“…Your Water Hasn’t Even Broken Yet? Well, Now It Has!”

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“You’ve been here for 10 hours and you’re only at 8 cm? And your water hasn’t even broken yet? Well, now it has!” – OB during a pelvic exam of laboring mother.

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Jul 15
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“Membranes Ruptured Spontaneously After Admitting Patient.”

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“Membranes ruptured spontaneously after admitting patient.” – Medical records of a mother who had her membranes artificially ruptured by the OB during labor while she repeated “I do not consent.”

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