“We don’t want to have an emergency, so let’s just schedule a cesarean.” – L&D Charge Nurse to mother and partner after an unsuccessful version to turn a breech baby.

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“Well, that community is also OK with babies dying.” – OB to mother when mother stated that some midwives allow mothers to do glucose monitoring at home and asked about using this method.

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“You need to come in and be induced- you are going to kill your baby. You don’t want a dead baby, do you?” – OB when calling mother on the phone, when the mother did not want to be induced.

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“The longer we wait, the higher your chances of a dead baby.” – OB explaining why the mother needed to be induced at her due date.

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“If you would have come in for the induction like I told you to, this wouldn’t have happened.” – OB to mother who had a stillbirth.  The mother had stated that she did not want to be induced without a medical reason before 42 weeks.

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“If we put the baby on your chest before cutting the cord, all the blood would run out of the baby back into you and the baby would die.” – OB to mother, explaining why the cord needed to be cut immediately.

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“If you try to give birth in a tub after you’ve gone past your due date there’s a good chance that the baby will gasp when born, aspirate and drown.” – Midwife to mother who wanted to know if she could birth in the tub.

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“See,  you need to make sure they know of all the risks they are taking so they can make an informed decision.” – OB to medical student after stating to mother that both the baby and mother may very well die.

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“I’m afraid if I let you go any further your baby will get stuck, we will have to roll you to the OR with his head sticking out. We could lose either one of you, or both.” – OB explaining to a mother 6 days past her due date why she needed to be induced.

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“Midwives are okay for prenatal visits, but for deliveries they always let the mothers push for like 4 hours until the baby is half dead and then I have to clean up the mess.” – OB sharing her view on midwives with a pregnant patient.

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