“Sometimes its like a key in a lock. If the key isn’t turned just right, it simply won’t fit” – home birth midwife after mother transferred to the hospital and had a cesarean, after laboring 48+ hours, being fully dilated for 24+ hours, pushing in several positions for 6+ hours and being unable to move an OP/asynclitic baby. This statement acknowledged that this baby, this time, truly didn’t fit through her pelvis but did not make her body sound “broken” or “too small.”

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“You’ll find your way,” – Certified Professional Midwife to mother suffering from back labor and transition during her second birth, who had previously expressed a desire for an undisturbed birth.  Mother had called the midwife  into the room and said, “I don’t know what to do!”  The midwife was right!  About 20 or 30 minutes later, the mother was holding her beautiful son in her arms.

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“You can’t have your baby at home, you don’t have the right equipment.”  - OB to mother planning a homebirth who was seeing the OB for a bladder infection.

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“I wouldn’t let my wife or daughter do it, but if there’s anyone who should try it, you’re the one.” -OB to mother after hearing her plans for a home birth.

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“You are not being a good parent and the only piece of medical information I can give you is that your baby’s heart is beating for now.” -OB to a home birth transfer mother who wanted to wait before proceeding to a cesarean upon arrival and then refused again a few hours later, while baby had been on the monitor the whole time without incident.

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“I see that you’re seeing a midwife and planning a homebirth.” -OB, who then turns to the nurse and says…”We’ll need a full prenatal workup since she’s not had any prenatal care.”

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“Yes, there are babies who were born at home safely, but they are the ones who would have been OK anyway.” -OB to mother during visit where she informed him that she was changing providers and having a homebirth.

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“How do you think women gave birth before science and doctors?!” -OB to mother during a required prenatal consultation in preparation for her upcoming homebirth with a midwife.

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“I just get the feeling about some women, and I just got the feeling you would need a cesarean.” -CNM speaking to client who had originally planned an out of hospital birth, after a two day labor and stalling at 9.5 cm dilation, prior to surgery.

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“I’ll support a natural birth but I don’t know why anyone would do that.” -OB to home birth transfer mother.

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