“If you were still with the clinic and not with a midwife, I’d admit you now and start the pitocin.” – On call OB to VBAC mother with regular contractions, after the  41 week BPP she went in for was normal.

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“Wait until it starts hurting. We’d hate for you to go to the hospital and then be sent home.” – OB to mother who called with contractions very close together.  Mother went in anyway and was 8 cm.

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“You let me know when you are having a contraction so I can stop talking.  You do what you need to.  I will wait.” – Anesthesiologist to mother while going over the procedure to have an epidural placed.

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“No, sorry, every birth just becomes more painful with contractions, it’s not the pitocin at all.” – Midwife to mother while going over hospital protocols and mother questioned the effect of pitocin.

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Mother:  ”I’m having really awful cramps.”

L/D nurse:  (looking at monitor) “They aren’t contractions.  If you think this is bad, you should wait until labor gets going and see how bad it can really be!”

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“Look, I have been an OB for 20 years. I don’t care if you think you’ve been having contractions for 23 hours.  I don’t care if your water has broken. You are only 4cm and I am telling you that you are NOT in labor!” – OB to mother after a day of labor.

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“Right, well are YOU having this baby?  Do you want to be the doctor and catch the baby too? This would make it easier on her and I.  You don’t have a say.” – OB to father when father declined an epidural for the mother who was working through intense contractions at the same time as she was being asked questions.

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“You let me know when you are having a contraction so I can stop talking.  You do what you need to.  I will wait.” – Anesthesiologist to mother while going over the procedure to have an epidural placed.

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“You probably just have a dysfunctional uterus.” – Midwife to mother during labor, when the External Contraction Monitor was not picking up the contractions effectively.

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“Your water didn’t really break, you just thought it did.  If it broke, your contractions would be stronger.  Maybe you should go home and come back Monday.” – OB to mother who said that her membranes had released and she was starting labor.

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