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Posted by My OB said WHAT?!?.
Posted by My OB said WHAT?!?.
“I really care about you. Let me give you my phone number in case I’m not in the office. I won’t hear my home phone during the night, but I sleep with my cell phone right next to me.” – Certified Nurse Midwife to woman who was experiencing a miscarriage.
Posted by My OB said WHAT?!?.
“If you haven’t gotten pregnant yet, it’s because you’re still breastfeeding. No need to do bloodwork or check prolactin levels. Just wean and come back if you’re not pregnant in six months.” – Certified Nurse Midwife to mother who had been trying to conceive for a year and had very irregular cycles.
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“That’s not a problem. We do this all the time!” – Certified Nurse Midwife, reviewing a low-intervention birth plan.
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“Well, that works too!” - Midwife to mother when she kneeled on the hospital floor to push after the midwife suggested kneeling on the bed. The midwife grabbed a blanket for mom’s knees and a pillow to lean on and laid on the ground to catch the baby.
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“If you need to transfer to a hospital for your birth, you are no longer under the control of your midwife. You become our patient at that point and then WE have the control.” – Hospital midwife to mother when discussing if or when a transfer became necessary.
Posted by My OB said WHAT?!?.
Posted by My OB said WHAT?!?.
Posted by My OB said WHAT?!?.

