“Oh my goodness! They probably should have given you a cesarean section.”  - Nurse after mother shared the successful birth story of her 8 lb 10 oz daughter.

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“I’m gonna cut her (referring to a cesarean) because she’s an a$$hole.” – OB to nurses after walking out of a laboring woman’s room.

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“Are you sure this is a girl? I wouldn’t be surprised to find a penis in there. It’s just like a man to pull a stunt like this!” – OB immediately upon meeting a mother for the first time, during an unplanned cesarean for fetal distress.

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“Oh look, a fully posterior baby. Remember when I told you to get on your hands and knees?” – OB to mother as the baby was being born by unplanned cesarean.

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“The last thing we want is for you to have a cesarean section.” – OB to mother during labor, pulling out all the stops to hopefully let the mother deliver vaginally.

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“We can’t do those here, but if you’re going to insist, we’ll refer you to Atlanta.” – OB to mother who wanted to have a VBAC with her next pregnancy.

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“Continued insistence on advocating for yourself is really just antagonistic behavior and will result in another cesarean section. There is no difference between advocating for yourself and being antagonistic.” – CNM to mother who was planning a VBAC.

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“We can schedule your cesarean and not tell you when it is.” – OB to mother during 26 week prenatal, when the mother stated that she would not automatically schedule a cesarean and was planning to VBAC.

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“I feel that you won’t be getting any further, no matter how long you labor for. But, if you would like to wait a while longer before we opt for a cesarean section, that is completely okay. This is your labor and delivery, your child. We can wait as long as you like as long as the baby is not under stress.” – OB to mother who had not had any cervical change throughout her labor.

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“Sounds like you had 2 unpleasant births, and even a cesarean section that wasn’t needed. We are going to do everything we can to help you have that vaginal birth you desire and Iknow you can do it!” – Midwife to mother at a prenatal.

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