“I’m so sorry, I know this isn’t what you wanted. I am going to be with you for every moment.”  - Certified Nurse Midwife to mother who was going to need a repeat cesarean, when she had been trying to VBAC.

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“I don’t do twins vaginally.  You’ll need a cesarean section.” – OB to mother who arrived in labor and was planning to birth her full term, vertex twins vaginally.

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“NO! She can do this! She’s doing amazing.” – OB to nurse who repeatedly stated that she would go tell the OR team to get ready for a cesarean.

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“Let’s talk turkey! One of your twins is slightly bigger than the other and you might end up with a cesarean section.”

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“I will give you one more hour. You’ve been in labor for six hours, it’s time we talk about a cesarean section.” – OB

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“Your baby’s lungs don’t look quite as developed as I’d like them to be, so let’s go ahead and schedule a cesarean so that we can get the baby into NICU.” – OB to mother after an ultrasound at 36 weeks.

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“Most labors don’t progress unless augmented by doctors. That’s why cesarean section rates are coming down.” -OB explaining why the OB wanted to break the mother’s bag of water.

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“I would never recommend a repeat cesarean section over a VBAC unless there was an absolute need for it.” – OB

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“So you want to just grab a cesarean section?” – L&D nurse to mother in labor who was worried she might be too tired to push the baby out.

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“We wonder about people like you who can’t push a 5lb baby out of their vagina.” – OB to mother who had a cesarean.

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