“Well then maybe you need therapy.” – Certified Nurse Midwife when the mother stated that she didn’t like needles and did not want an IV or pitocin unless absolutely necessary.

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“Do you hate me yet?” – L&D Nurse to mother every time the nurse turned up the pitocin.

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“If I had a pit drip, I’d get you into labor.”  - OB nurse to expectant mother when she was overdue.

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“Pitocin is identical to oxytocin, which is the hormone that your body produces to start labor.” – OB

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“Contractions feel no different with pitocin than without it.” – L&D Nurse to mother when it was suggested that her normally progressing labor be augmented with pitocin.

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“You’re not even really in pain. Wait until you are 7-8 cm!” – L&D Nurse to mother on pitocin for 15 hours and dilated to 2 cm and asking for an epidural.

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“Do you want to be here all day?” – OB to mother, 1/2 hour into a pitocin induction, when the OB was doing a vaginal exam and was preparing to break the mother’s amniotic sac.  The mother did not agree to AROM.

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“Well, I’m going to lunch. When I get back I want them *all* on Pit.” – OB to L&D nurses, when the OB found out that one of the laboring women was not on pitocin because she wanted a natural childbirth. All the other women were being augmented with pitocin.

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“He’s gonna want you augmented.” – L&D nurse to mother in triage, not yet admitted, at 3 cm of dilation. “He” referred to the OB.

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“2cm to 6cm in 6 hours is not fast enough, we are starting pitocin now.” – LD nurse to mother in labor.

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