You’re going to die, your baby is going to die, you’re going to leave your first child motherless and your husband a widower…is that what you want?  I’ll give you prenatal care , but you’ll have to sign a waiver exonerating me of all responsibility from the outcome of your birth.” -OB to a mother who stated she wanted to have a home birth after cesarean.

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“I highly doubt you have the intelligence to read a medical journal…let alone understand how statistics work from what you can read on the internet.” -OB to mother who wanted to speak about the risk of VBAC.

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“I don’t care if you squat in a field, you still need to sign consent forms for pain medications for when you realize your plan is silly.” -OB to mother at a prenatal, going over her birth plan for hypnobirthing.

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“Well, it doesn’t matter because the benefits outweigh the risks.”  -OB to suggesting to mother that she be induced, because her first labor was 6 hours start to finish, when the mother asked about the implications of inducing.

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“Oh, honey, you never *really* know who the father is.”  – Nurse to mother who refused RhoGam because her husband was also Rh-.

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“The more VBACs you have, the more likely you are to have a uterine rupture!  Having another VBAC would be very dangerous!”  – OB to mother seeking care for her fourth vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC.)

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“There is no such thing as an epidural headache.”  -L&D nurse’s response in a hospital birth class after I asked about the risk of getting a headache from an epidural..

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“If you go home now,  I can’t be held responsible for what happens.” -OB after mother refused to be induced on her due date for her first baby, when an Non Stress Test revealed that everything was fine.

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“Let me do my job as the doctor and you do your job and be a good patient.” – OB  to the mother and her partner who were asking questions about procedures.

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“It won’t make you sleepy, it’ll just make the pain go away. It’s just like Tylenol.” -CNM to mother when she asked what the side effects of Nubain where.

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