“If I’m not there, I know you’ll be able to do this. You’re strong enough and prepared enough to take on any doctor.” -Midwife to mom at prenatal visit, when mom expressed anxiety about someone other than midwife delivering baby.

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“Have you ever considered that maybe you’ve had multiple miscarriages because you don’t have a real doctor?” -Emergency Room Doctor to mother who came in for early pregnancy bleeding, after several miscarriages.  The mother was using a midwife for pregnancy care.

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“Oh come on, stop that. Suck it up!” – midwife to a mother shivering from the cold and epidural while being strapped to the bed, shaved, and prepped for an emergency c-section.

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“Thank you, I needed that.”- Midwife to mother who had a successful vaginal birth after a very long labor. The midwife had been at some rather difficult births prior to this one.

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“Well, your pelvis must be too small then.” -Midwife to mother who would not acknowledge that her baby was too big to birth vaginally, as the VBAC mother was getting ready to start pushing.

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“Do what your body wants to do; don’t do anything that hurts.” – homebirth midwife to mother starting to feel pushy.  The mother was concerned that she might not be fully dilated.

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“Well, it looks like you are a great candidate for a VBAC at home if that is what you want to do.  I believe everything is going to go exactly the way you hope.  I have full faith in your midwife.  Call me if you change your mind and I’ll see you after your baby is born for follow-up.  Babies are a miracle.” -Family Practice doctor to a mother who was seeing the doctor for bleeding at 8 weeks of pregnancy.

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“… and you shouldn’t be afraid of home birth. It’s natural and
normal.”- Midwife, who then paused briefly and went on to say “Did you know the world is predicted to end in 2012?”

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“I don’t suggest an IV during labor but encourage eating and drinking.”  -Midwife to mother.

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“You have a small mouth and a tight jaw, so your cervix is also tight and will have a hard time opening.” -Midwife predicting to mother during an interview for a midwife, that the mother would have a long and difficult labor.

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