“We don’t want to have an emergency, so let’s just schedule a cesarean.” – L&D Charge Nurse to mother and partner after an unsuccessful version to turn a breech baby.

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“If this wasn’t your first baby, we’d be more ok with you doing a vaginal breech birth. But since it’s your first, we’re worried the head will get stuck in your pelvis since your cervix has never stretched that much before.”  - OB to mother with a breech baby

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“I don’t know why we didn’t let you have a natural birth?” – OB to mother at six week postpartum after the mother had a cesarean for breech when she was fully dilated and baby was at plus 3 station.

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“If your baby is 7 pounds 2 ounces, I’m going to feel bad about this.” – OB to mother who had been trying to have a vaginal breech birth but chose to have a cesarean after the doctor told her that she would be birthing a big baby and the head would be trapped.

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“Well, I can palpate his position, but he isn’t coming today so it doesn’t matter if he’s still breech.” – Perinatologist to mother at 30 weeks when the mother worried if her baby was breech.

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“If you try for a vaginal birth with your baby, it will drown.” – Hospital staff to mother who wanted to have a breech vaginal birth.

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“I wish I could go ahead and do it. I love doing cesareans.” – OB to couple who found out the morning of their planned cesarean that their baby had turned head down from the beech position.

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“I can, but the baby isn’t coming today, so it doesn’t matter if he’s still breech today.” – Perinatologist to mother at 32 weeks, who asked if the doctor could determine the baby’s position by palpation during the visit.

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“It’s too dangerous to deliver a full term baby via cesarean section.” – OB to mother who asked that her cesarean that was scheduled for breech presentation be moved closer to her due date to give baby every chance to turn.

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“Then you can give birth to him vaginally, too. Breech is a perfectly valid way to enter this world.” – OB to mother who was concerned that Baby B would not turn head down.

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