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Aug 10
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“…Don’t Do What You’re Told.”

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“Or fine, don’t do what you’re told.” -CNM Midwife to mother who didn’t hear the midwife tell her to stop pushing as she birthed her baby and pushed her baby out.

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Mar 30
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“I Am Concerned That Your Numbers Were So High And Now They Are Better.”

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“I am concerned that your numbers were so high and now they are better.” A CNM to a mom who had previously had elevated blood pressure and proteinuria, but after altering her diet and water intake, now had normal values and wanted to avoid and induction.

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Mar 22
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“See, If You Had Gotten The Epidural Earlier, We Could Have Been Done Already.”

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“See, if you had gotten the epidural earlier, we could have been done already.” -CNM Midwife to mother in the immediate second after the baby was born, before the baby had even been brought up to the mother’s chest.

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Feb 11
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Thoughtful Thursday! “You Are My Role Model.”

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“You’re my role model!” -CNM to first time VBAC mom who was struggling during transition at a posterior presentation birth. CNM was also 9 months pregnant and planning her first VBAC.

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Feb 10
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“Well, You Came To The Hospital To Make Sure You’d Have This…Available…”

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“Well, you came to the hospital to make sure you’d have this kind of thing available, so why don’t you just go ahead and make use of it? Why else would you be here?” – CNM trying to convince a mother to have an internal fetal monitor placed  because the mom’s movements during labor were shifting the external monitor sensors. Baby was born less than 30 minutes after mom refused the internal monitor.

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Feb 8
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“Nubain…It’s Just Like Tylenol.”

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“It won’t make you sleepy, it’ll just make the pain go away. It’s just like Tylenol.” -CNM to mother when she asked what the side effects of Nubain where.

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Jan 27
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“…Women With A BMI Higher Than 26 Tend To Have Cervixes That Won’t Dilate…”

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“Well, in my experience, women with a BMI higher than 26 tend to have cervixes that won’t dilate without chemical induction.” – CNM to overweight woman.

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Jan 18
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“If I Can’t See What Is Going On In There…”

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“If I can’t see what is going on in there, I don’t know how to help you. If I don’t know how to help you, the baby can’t find its way out and you might as well go home.” – CNM on why she needed internal fetal monitoring on mom at check-in to the hospital.

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Nov 20
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“…Otherwise We’ll Have To Call In The OB.”

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“We need to get this placenta out by the 30 minute mark, otherwise we’ll have to…” (ominous tone) “call in the OB.” -CNM to mom, as she yanked on the cord.

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Nov 18
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“I’m Used To Dressing The Ones That Wriggle.”

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“I’m used to dressing the ones that wriggle”. -Certified Nurse Midwife to family dressing a baby born still.

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