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Posted by My OB said WHAT?!?.
“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.
Posted by My OB said WHAT?!?.
“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.
Posted by My OB said WHAT?!?.
Posted by My OB said WHAT?!?.
Posted by My OB said WHAT?!?.
Posted by My OB said WHAT?!?.
“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.
Posted by My OB said WHAT?!?.
Posted by My OB said WHAT?!?.
Posted by My OB said WHAT?!?.
Posted by My OB said WHAT?!?.

