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Jan 27
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“You’re Not In Labor. You Just Strained Your Back…”

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“You’re not in labor.  You just strained your back.  Here’s a prescription for a muscle relaxer and I have a date with my wife in 15 minutes so I have to go.” – OB to  Mother presenting with potential premature labor.

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Jan 25
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“…We’d Hate For You To Got To The Hospital And Then Be Sent Home.”

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“Wait until it starts hurting. We’d hate for you to go to the hospital and then be sent home.” – OB to mother who called with contractions very close together.  Mother went in anyway and was 8 cm.

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Jan 24
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“…Don’t Move Like That, Your Moving The Monitor! We Can’t Tell How The Baby is Doing.”

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“No you can’t stand up. And don’t move like that, you’re moving the monitor! We can’t tell how the baby is doing!” – L&D Nurse to mother in labor.

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Jan 23
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“Can You Forget For 5 Minutes That You Know What You Are Talking About & Do What I Say”?

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“Can you forget for five minutes that you know what you are talking about and do what I say?” – L&D Nurse to mother during her labor.

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Jan 17
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“You Are Putting Limits On Your Labor…”

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“You are putting limits on your labor.  If you would let us give you the epidural, we could up the pitocin and move this along.” – OB to mother in labor.

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Jan 12
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Thoughtful Thursday! “…That Was Even Faster Than Jimmy John’s!”

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“Wow, you did great!  That was even faster than Jimmy John’s!” – OB to mother after a 2.5 hour labor and 2 pushes.

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Jan 7
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“Looks Like You Have Back Labor!”

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“Looks like you have back labor!” – L&D Nurse to mother who had been complaining of back pain for several hours and needed constant forceful counterpressure on her back for relief.

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Jan 6
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“90% Of Women Get An Epidural.”

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“90% of women get an epidural.” – L&D Nurse to mother during labor when mother asked not to be offered pain medications.

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Jan 2
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“When Are You Going To Cut Her…?

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“When are you going to CUT her? CUT HER!!!!” – L&D Nurse to OB, referring to a laboring woman who had been rude to the L&D Nurse.

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Jan 2
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“…It’s Not The Pitocin At All.”

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“No, sorry, every birth just becomes more painful with contractions, it’s not the pitocin at all.” – Midwife to mother while going over hospital protocols and mother questioned the effect of pitocin.

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