“I’m Not Responsible For your Transport…”

“I’m not responsible for your transport! You are because you agreed to go!” – Midwife to mother who agreed to transport at the insistence of the midwife, who tore the cervix while reducing a cervical lip.

36 people dislike these words.

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May 10

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“I Have To Assess You.”

“I have to assess you.” – OB to woman after the doctor was asked to stop doing a pelvic exam that was hurting the mother.

31 people dislike these words.

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May 5

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“You Can’t Have The Baby Yet. I Don’t Know How Dilated You Are.”

“You can’t have the baby yet. I don’t know how dilated you are.” – Midwife to mother who stated the baby was coming.

41 people dislike these words.

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May 3

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“…Come In After You Lose Your Virginity.”

“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.

51 people dislike these words.

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Apr 12

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“I’ve Been Doing A Vaginal Exam Every 20 Minutes For My Comfort.”

“I’ve been doing a vaginal exam every 20 minutes for my comfort.” - L&D nurse to mother after 6 hours of labor in the hospital.

44 people dislike these words.

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Apr 8

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“I Didn’t Hear That…”

“I didn’t hear that. He can’t do that. I don’t want to hear that again.” – L&D nurse to laboring mother who informed the nurse that her husband had learned to check her cervix and she’d been 3cm just before leaving home for the hospital.

35 people dislike these words.

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Apr 5

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“Stop Being Childish, And Just Get Over It!”

“Stop being childish, and just get over it!” -OB yelling at first time mother in labor, when mother stated she would prefer a female nurse to check her dilation. Mother was a survivor of childhood sexual abuse.

73 people dislike these words.

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Apr 5

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“Yes, That Was A Non-Stress Test.”

“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.

34 people dislike these words.

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Mar 22

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