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Apr 11
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Thoughtful Thursday! “…You’re Doing Absolutely Everything Right By This Baby.”

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“You made the best decision. You’re a smart woman – you’re doing absolutely everything right by this baby.” – Midwife to mother who took a bad fall during her pregnancy and wanted to be checked out.

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Apr 10
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“I Don’t Even Know Why They Let Her In Here.”

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“I don’t even know why they let her in here.” – Birth Center Midwife to Hospital Midwife, during a phone conversation, while arranging a transfer to the hospital.  The mother had epilepsy, but her transfer had nothing to do with her well-managed and symptom free disease.

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Apr 7
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“You’re Not Making This Easy…”

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“You’re not making this easy, jiggling around. ” Midwife trying to use Doppler while mother was in transition and swaying to cope.

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Apr 5
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“Yes, That Was A Non-Stress Test.”

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“Yes, that was a non-stress test.” – OB to mother after performing a cervical check.  The mother had arrived at the hospital requesting a non-stress test at the advice of her midwife, when her water broke at 36 weeks, and the midwife was out of town.

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Apr 2
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“He’s Not Feeding Because You Are Not Relaxed Enough.”

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“He’s not feeding because you’re not relaxed enough.” – Midwives repeatedly to mother who was having problems breastfeeding her newborn.

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Apr 1
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“…You’ll Never Catch Up On Sleep…!”

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“Hah, you’ll never catch up on sleep! Don’t think you’ll get any sleep!” - Midwife to mother who commented that she was tired after having been awake for 60 hours straight (40 of which was labor) by the time of her unplanned cesarean birth.

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Apr 1
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“You Haven’t Convinced Me…”

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“You haven’t convinced me. Your waters didn’t break – you wet yourself. You have to have a catheter now.” – Midwife to mother who stated that her membranes had ruptured.

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Apr 1
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“We’ll Just Go Ahead And Schedule An Induction…”

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“We’ll just go ahead and schedule an induction for next week now.” – Midwife to mother at a routine prenatal appointment four days before my due date.  The induction was to be scheduled for one date after the due date.

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Mar 28
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Thoughtful Thursday! “He Is Just Beautiful…”

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“Oh, yes, he is just beautiful. You’re the perfect size; your weight gain is right where it should be; his heartbeat is perfect. Here is his bum, here is his back; he is beautiful.” – Midwife to mother while gently palpating her belly.

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Mar 28
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Thoughtful Thursday! “…You…Have The Right To Turn Down Anything You Don’t Agree With.”

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“At this clinic,  we advise all of our patients with a previous late loss to be induced at 39 weeks. You, of course, have the right to turn down anything you don’t agree with.”- Midwife to mother with a history of a late pregnancy loss.
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