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Feb 5
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“She *HAS* To Find A Way In Here To Be Induced…”

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“She *HAS* to find a way in here to be induced and she can bring the other kids if she has to and they can stay with her during the induction.” – OB calling the mother’s husband at work to stress the importance of an induction at 42 weeks.

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Feb 5
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“If I Can Just Show You This Product.”

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“If I can just show you this product.” – OB to mother, at the end of a cervical exam.  The mother had just suffered a miscarriage.  A clearly visible baby lay in the OB’s hand.

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Feb 4
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“We Need To Get Her In There By 3:30; You Know I Have To Pick My Kids Up.”

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“We need to get her in there by 3:30; you know I have to pick my kids up.” – OB to L&D Nurse, discussing the mother’s “failure to progress” and need for a cesarean section.

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Feb 4
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“See, This Wouldn’t Have Happened If You Would Have Gotten The Episiotomy.”

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“See, this wouldn’t have happened if you would have gotten the episiotomy.” – OB to mother, as the OB prepared to repair a tear.

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Feb 4
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“Where Do “Oak” Babies Come From…?”

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“Where do “Oak” babies come from? “Oak” doctors, of course!” – Billboard in a large metropolitan city  advertising the local “baby” hospital.

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Feb 3
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“…Don’t Tell Me You’re Going To Start Crying Too…?”

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“Oh no, don’t tell me you’re going to start crying too?  You know, I had a woman in labor today who was crying!” – OB/GYN to woman during a very painful pelvic exam.

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Feb 3
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“Pitocin Is The Most Natural Way To Give Birth.”

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“Pitocin is the most natural way to give birth.” – OB to mother at 39 weeks, when the mother declined to be induced with Pitocin.

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Feb 2
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Thoughtful Thursday! “…I Don’t Want You To Be Unsure Of Anything…”

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“I want you to look through these list of questions and make sure that by the end of your pregnancy you have the answers to all of these. I don’t want you to be unsure of anything, and feel free to ask me more.” – OB to mother while going over a list of questions prenatally.

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Feb 2
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Thoughtful Thursday! “…I Talked To A Midwife And She Helped Ease My Fears…”

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“I felt nervous about you going past 42 weeks and not being induced, so I talked to a midwife and she helped ease my fears about letting birth happen naturally.” – OB to mother postterm.

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Feb 1
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“Why Don’t You Just Try Eating Some Saltines Or Dry Toast.”

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“Why don’t you just try eating some saltines or dry toast?” – OB to mother suffering from severe hyperemesis gravidarum in her second trimester.

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