“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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“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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“That’s uncomfortable? I only have two fingers in! How did you even get pregnant in the first place?” – OB to mother during a cervical check at a prenatal exam, when the mother stated the exam was uncomfortable.

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“You can’t be serious, you are here for a pregnancy scan right?” – Ultrasound tech when mother mentioned to her husband that the trans-vaginal wand looked uncomfortable.

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“You are being selfish. Why don’t you want to protect your baby? Just get the exam, this is coming from someone with two Master’s degrees. It’s my responsibility to do what’s best for your child– and if you continue to refuse, the hospital will not give you care.” – Certified Nurse Midwife to mother refusing a “routine” cervical check at 35 week prenatal.

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“Well… umm, I guess I don’t need to check you, baby’s part way out!” – OB Resident while lifting the sheet of a mother in bed with an epidural.

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“I’ll see if the nurse doing your exam is comfortable letting you have someone in the room with you.” – Nurse to abuse survivor who asked to have another person in the room during a vaginal exam.

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“Silly goose!  If I don’t check you, I won’t know if your baby is breech, or you could be dilated completely and you could get home and your baby could just fall right out! Next time I *WILL* be doing a cervical exam, and an ultrasound too.” – OB to mother who declined a cervical check at her prenatal appointment at the end of her pregnancy.

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“I’m known as “Mr. Soft Touch” around here. No one ever complains about my exams! Everyone wants me to examine their vagina.” –  OB to mother.

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“I just checked her!” – L&D Nurse to father who had come to tell the nurse that the mother felt the strong urge to push immediately after a cervical exam indicated she was 6 cm.

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