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Feb 21
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“This Baby Would Be Born A Lot Sooner If You Would Let Me Cut An Episiotomy.”

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“This baby would be born a lot sooner if you would let me cut an episiotomy.” – OB to mother who had been pushing for over 2 hours, with steady but slow progress.

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Feb 4
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“See, This Wouldn’t Have Happened If You Would Have Gotten The Episiotomy.”

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“See, this wouldn’t have happened if you would have gotten the episiotomy.” – OB to mother, as the OB prepared to repair a tear.

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Jan 24
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“…I Just Wanted To See The Look Of Horror On Your Face.”

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“If I make a big episiotomy now, she’ll fall out right now.” – OB during pushing.  OB then turns to woman’s doula and says “I just wanted to see the look of horror on your face!”

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Jan 19
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Thoughtful Thursday! “…I’ve Only Cut One Episiotomy, And That Was At The Mother’s Request.”

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“No problem! In the year that I’ve been delivering babies here, I’ve only cut one episiotomy, and that was at the mother’s request.”-  OB to mother when the mother stated her desire to avoid an episiotomy.

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Jan 16
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“Every Time I Have A Mom Try To Go Natural, She Blows Her Bottom Out.”

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“Oh yeah, every time I have a mom try to go natural, she blows her bottom out.” – L&D Nurse to mother 12 hours after birth.  Mother had received an episiotomy.

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Nov 14
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“But, I’m Afraid The Baby’s Too Big And You’ll Tear!”

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“But I’m afraid the baby’s too big and you’ll tear!” – OB who insisted on cutting an episiotomy during pushing, even though the mother stated clearly, in the moment, that she did not want an episiotomy.

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Oct 29
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“I Only Do Episiotomies When They Are Necessary…Babies Are Bigger Than They Were In Caveman Times.”

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“I only do episiotomies when they are necessary, but about 95% of the time women need them. Babies are bigger than they were in caveman times.” – OB to mother during a prenatal visit when the mother said she’d prefer not to have an episiotomy.

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Oct 8
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“…Nurse, Hand Me My Magic Wand.”

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OB: “Would you rather be cut or tear?”
Mother: ‘Neither!”
OB: “Nurse, hand me my magic wand.”

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Oct 4
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“Maybe This Will Teach You To Keep Your Legs Closed.”

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“Maybe this will teach you to keep your legs closed.” – OB to 17 year old mother who birthed her baby after 33 hours of labor, with a face presentation, episiotomy and significant tear.

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Sep 26
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“You Have A Second Degree Tear Right Where An Episiotomy Would Have Been.”

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“You have a second degree tear right where an episiotomy would have been.” – Midwife to mother who had written in her birth plan that she did not consent to routine episiotomy.

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