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Jul 30
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“…We Work With A Lot Of Non-English Speakers & Too Much Information Is Just Confusing.”

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“Well you see, sometimes patriarchal medicine is a good thing because we work with a lot of non-English speakers and too much information is just confusing.” -OB to mother who spoke English as a second language when she asked if the OB informed his patients prior to the admittance of pitocin.

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Jul 29
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Thoughtful Thursday! “…We’ll Hypnobaby it up together…”

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“I know this isn’t want you wanted….but I will be RIGHT here the entire time. We’re going to get you in the tub, run a pit line, your husband can nap, and we’ll Hypnobaby it up together while he rests. It will be okay, we won’t crank it, and you’ll be done birthing this stubborn little girl in no time!” -OB to mother who had been at 6 cm the entire night and was exhausted after 3 weeks of contractions.

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Jun 21
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“…I’ve Seen Babies With Good Fetal Heart Tones Be Born With Apgars of Zero!”

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“Well, I’ve seen babies with good fetal heart tones be born with Apgars of zero!” -L&D nurse to mother when told the mother didn’t want pitocin.

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Jun 6
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“If You Don’t Let Me Turn The Pitocin Back On, The Doctor Will Be In To Section You.”

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“If you don’t let me turn the pitocin back on, the doctor will be in to section you.” -L&D Nurse, referring to her phone conversation with the OB, after the mother insisted on the nurse turning the pitocin off.

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May 12
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“Stop Screaming. It is Not That Bad And It Won’t Help Anything.”

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“Stop screaming. It’s not that bad and it won’t help anything.” -L&D Nurse to mother in a pitocin induced labor, without pain medication, dilating from 4cm to 10 cm in 45 minutes.

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Apr 11
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“It’s The Same…It Just Skips A Few Steps.”

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“It’s the same as the oxytocin that your body produces, it just skips a few steps.” -Midwife to mother four hours after her water broke spontaneously, who was now having only mild contractions, in an attempt to have the mother agree to speeding up the labor with pitocin.

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Mar 22
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“See, If You Had Gotten The Epidural Earlier, We Could Have Been Done Already.”

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“See, if you had gotten the epidural earlier, we could have been done already.” -CNM Midwife to mother in the immediate second after the baby was born, before the baby had even been brought up to the mother’s chest.

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Mar 21
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“…You Are Clearly Not In *Enough* Pain To Justify The Epidural…”

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“We only give epidurals to women who are in a lot of pain and you are clearly not in *enough* pain to justify the epidural, so I won’t be ordering one for you.” -OB to mother undergoing a pitocin induction.

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Feb 22
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“…This Is What Has To Happen To Get The Baby Out.”

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“This is what labor is, this is what has to happen to get the baby out.” -L&D nurse when mother was having trouble dealing with contractions at 4 cm on pitocin.  The severe contractions were a result of going from 4 cms to 10 cm in 45 minutes.

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Jan 12
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“Well, What Do You Want To Do?”

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“Well, what do you want to do?” -Group of 6 OBs and OB residents to mother after an attempt to start labor with 8 hours on pitocin with no progress during an unnecessary induction.

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