“I see you gained 30 lbs with your last pregnancy.  With your next one, you should gain 25 lbs or less.” – OB/Gyn to mother who was not pregnant, and had an uncomplicated pregnancy and birth with her first child.

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“I give this to all my patients.   I’m going to call this in for you anyway.” – OB to mother while discussing oral contraceptives for birth control.  The mother stated that her previous experiences with oral birth control had been negative.

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“I want to strip your membranes to assist you into going into labor on time.” – OB to mother at 39 week prenatal appointment.

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“Please stop screaming, I know exactly how you feel.” – Male OB Resident to mother in labor.

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“You handled that well. Just like your delivery, no four-letter words or anything.” – OB, to mother after IUD insertion. The same OB had instructed mother to stop screaming during her labor.

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“We can monitor you as much or as little as you want. You can walk anywhere you want, eat what you want. I’d rather you have energy for the delivery than just drink water. I’ve delivered a baby from just about any position you can think of so whatever you’re comfortable with is what we’ll do. If you want to birth on the toilet we’ll work it out. When you leave after this birth you’ll have had such a good experience you’ll want 10 more children!” – OB to mother at a prenatal visit while discussing birth preferences.

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“I already know what a woman’s vagina will look like based on her sexual history.” – OB to mother during a prenatal visit.

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“You have had how many miscarriages? You only need to count the miscarriages we have confirmed here at our clinic. We can’t know if a home pregnancy test or the health center you went to before were accurate.” – OB to mother who was asking to be treated for infertility after recurrent losses.

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“I don’t know what the problem is with you moms. You want the whole neighborhood there. You want the room to smell a certain way. You want music playing. What’s it matter HOW the kid gets here? In the end you’re alive, baby is alive, that’s all that matters.” – OB to mother while discussing the mother’s birth wishes.

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