“I’m not really a ‘depression doctor’.” – OB to mother while making “air quotes” with fingers when the mother expressed a need for help with severe Postpartum Depression.

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“Do you want to make the decisions or do you want me to make the decisions?”  -  On-call OB upon meeting mother for the first time when she was admitted for an unplanned induction.

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“So, what do you think made this one stick?” – OB to mother at 6 month prenatal appointment, referring to the mother’s three previous miscarriages.

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“Are you sure she’s pregnant?” – OB to nurse, talking over mother worried about possible symptoms of miscarriage

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“It’s okay sir, relax.” –  Nurse while patting a woman sympathetically during a gynecological procedure done in the OB ‘s office, even after the woman corrected the nurse several times.

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“Maybe this is your body’s way of getting back at you for not having a period for so long.” – OB Nurse to mother who shared that ever since her period returned at 9 months postpartum they have been very heavy and concerned her.

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“I can’t do this, you’re too small and tight, come in after you lose your virginity.” – OB/Gyn to a lesbian woman at her first pap.  The woman was not also not a virgin.

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OB: “So, what kind of birth control are we going to put you on?”

Mother: “Oh, we just use condoms.”

OB: “Well, those didn’t work so well, did they?”

Mother: “We weren’t using one when I got pregnant.”

OB: “Oh.”

This exchange happened at a followup appointment after surgery to repair a ruptured tube from an ectopic pregnancy.

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“No hurry, you can stay in here and breastfeed as long as you need.” – OB to mother whose 6 week old daughter was hungry and needed to feed at the close of the 6 week postpartum check up.

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“You know what you’re doing. If you want to deny any test or procedure, you have that right.” –  OB to preterm mother in L&D

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