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Jun 5
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“What Is Wrong With Her?”

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“What is wrong with her?” Anesthesiologist to father to be, while referencing the terrified mother who just was told she would need a spinal for an unplanned cesarean.  This mother had feared spinal anesthetic her entire life.

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May 25
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“…There’s No Longer Any Such Thing As Gravity.”

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“We have an epidural in. There’s no longer any such thing as gravity.” -L&D Nurse to a mother who wanted to remain sitting up even though she had an epidural.

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May 23
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“You Don’t Know How Labor Will *Pan-Out*…”

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“You don’t know how labor will “pan-out” so keep an open mind” -  OB to mother expressing a desire for an unmedicated birth.

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May 18
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“…You Don’t Have To Be A Martyr…”

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“You know, you don’t have to be a martyr. I will order one up for you.” -L&D nurse to mother who had refused an epidural as she attempted to birth without pain medications.

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May 3
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“Weren’t You Listening To Me…?”

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“Weren’t you listening to me when I told you that could happen?” – Anesthesiologist to mother, after she complained of feeling like there were bricks on her chest after having received a spinal during a manual extraction of the placenta after birth.

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May 1
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“Trust Me, A Smart Girl Would Get An Epidural.”

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“Trust me, a smart girl would get an epidural.” -OB to mother planning her second unmedicated birth before starting induction due to pre-ecplampsia

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Apr 26
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“We Can’t Tell How Long It Will Take Anesthesia To Get Here…”

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“We can’t tell how long it will take anesthesia to get here…one hour, two hours, five hours???” -Staff to a woman asking how long it would take to have an anesthesiologist arrive.

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Apr 20
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“…Next Time You’ll Just Get The Epidural Sooner.”

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“See, next time you’ll just get the epidural sooner.” -OB to mom who had planned to have a natural childbirth and ended up with an epidural after many hours of laboring unmedicated with an occiput posterior baby lodged on her tail bone.

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Apr 4
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“Oh Come On, Stop That! Suck It Up!”

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“Oh come on, stop that. Suck it up!” – midwife to a mother shivering from the cold and epidural while being strapped to the bed, shaved, and prepped for an emergency c-section.

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Apr 3
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“…You Are Feeling Phantom Contractions. It’s All In Your Head.”

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“No. Let me tell you what you’re feeling. You’re feeling phantom contractions. It’s all in your head.” -Anesthesiologist to mother who was stating that the epidural was not working well, as they prepared for a cesarean.

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