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Aug 23
Posted by My OB said WHAT?!?.

“…You’ll Look Like Hamburger…”

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“If I don’t give you an episiotomy, you’ll look like hamburger, and that wouldn’t be fair to your husband.” – OB to mother who had had a 4th degree tear during her previous birth.

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Aug 11
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“…A Small Cut Is Better Than A Big Tear…”

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“I don’t know, we don’t keep track of those types of statistics.  Anyway, a small cut is better than a big tear, take it from me, I know.” – female OB to a mother who asked what percentage of women who birth at the hospital have an episiotomy.

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Aug 6
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“You Would Have Gotten Him Out On The Next Push Anyway.”

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“You would have gotten him out with the next push anyway.” -OB to VBAC mother after performing an unnecessary episiotomy and pulling out the baby on the third push.

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Jun 27
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“Call My Wife And Tell Her I’ll Be Home In Ten Minutes.”

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“Call my wife and tell her I’ll be home in 10 minutes!” -OB to a nurse while repairing an episiotomy after a vacuum extraction.

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May 26
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“…You Could Tear In Five Places…”

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“If I don’t do an episiotomy you could tear in five places, including up into the urethra.” -OB to mother refusing an unneeded episiotomy.

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May 19
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“I Had To Cut An Episiotomy For The Placenta…”

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“I had to cut an episiotomy for the placenta, otherwise it would not have come out because it is so big.” -OB to mother who had just delivered before the doctor could arrive.

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Apr 16
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“You Would Rather Risk Tearing From Bow To Stern…”

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“You would rather risk tearing from bow to stern then have me cut you?” -OB to mother who refused
an episiotomy during pushing.

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Apr 13
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“…Now You’re Having A Natural Episiotomy.”

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“Well, you wanted a natural birth – now you’re having a natural episiotomy.” -OB to mother who was complaining of pain from the repair of an unwanted episiotomy.

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Apr 2
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“If You Don’t Push Like You Mean It, I Will Have To Cut You.”

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“If you don’t push like you mean it, I’ll have to cut you!” -OB to mother in pushing in the lithotomy position.

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Mar 17
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“This Is To Stop The Stinging When The Head Is Crowning…”

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“This is to stop the stinging when the head is crowning” -OB to mother while the OB administered a local, just before cutting an episiotomy as the mother stated “Don’t cut me.”

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