“You can’t!  At a home birth we wouldn’t be able to monitor you, and if you have a rupture you will die. And your baby will die. (turns to husband…) And you will be a widower.” – OB to mother who was discussing her desire to have a home birth after a cesarean.

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“So, I hear you’re not letting us do the tests your baby needs to be healthy.” – OB’s first sentence to mother declining pap smear at first prenatal.

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“You have to get the antibiotics or your baby will get RSV and die!” – L&D Nurse to mother with unknown GBS status who wanted to decline IV antibiotics in labor.

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“Sure, your baby is happy now, but we can’t be sure the baby will still be happy later.” – OB to parents recommending a cesarean for a slowly progressing labor, where both mother and baby were fine by all observable indications.

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“Well, you’re not progressing.  Could be that your baby’s too big, or your pelvis is too small….you do have Gestational Diabetes, you know, and I’d hate to see your baby not make it because of a shoulder dystocia.” – OB to mother, recommending a cesarean section during labor.

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“It’s like this. I’ve delivered two dead babies in my career and I never want to do it again.” – OB to mother during consult for VBAC after a previous successful VBAC.

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“If we don’t get your baby out today, you’re going to come back Monday and your baby will be….[draws finger like knife across neck] ~kkkkkhhk~” – OB to mother after not finding sufficient fluid pockets at 40 week ultrasound.

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“You can’t refuse an induction! I am scheduling you for next week and you will come in as scheduled, unless of course you want a dead baby. Is that what you want?” – OB to gestationally diabetic mother at her 37 week prenatal.

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“If something went wrong and your baby died you’d never forgive yourself, would you. Let’s get this monitor on.” – Midwife to mother who inquired about the need for continuous fetal monitoring.

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“Would you rather have a dead baby?” – OB to mother who was having a long labor with slow dilation, but both the mother and the baby were stable.  The mother had asked for more time before committing to a cesarean.

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