“Congratulations!” – OB to mother being seeing for bloodwork after several miscarriages., the most recent, two days prior.

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“I have to take the fetus. Rules are rules!”  - Nurse to mother in the Emergency Department for a miscarriage, who asked to be able to to keep the remains of her 12 week gestational age baby.

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“Come back if you bleed more than a pad an hour or if you’re in so much pain it feels like your arm is getting chopped off.” – ER doctor to mother having a miscarriage at 12 weeks.

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“So, you’re prone to miscarrying then?” – Family Practice doctor to mother at 11 week prenatal appointment with a history of one prior miscarriage at 4 weeks.

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“You have had how many miscarriages? You only need to count the miscarriages we have confirmed here at our clinic. We can’t know if a home pregnancy test or the health center you went to before were accurate.” – OB to mother who was asking to be treated for infertility after recurrent losses.

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“Now don’t get upset or cry about this.  You weren’t even pregnant two months with this one.  You were attached to an idea in your head more than anything else.  It’s really not the end of the world, I promise.   least you know you can get pregnant.” – OB to mother who just experienced her 9th miscarriage and no live births.

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“I guess I won’t make you have a D&C, but only because you have no symptoms of infection.” – OB resident to mother without confirming that she had in fact miscarried; the baby was fine.

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“You lucky girl.” – Anesthesiologist to mother during pre-op prep for a D&C for a miscarriage.

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“Don’t call us again unless you’re passing clots– or the baby.” – OB to mother at 18 weeks who had been in several times for bleeding during the pregnancy.

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“Oh, you are a ‘spontaneous aborter’.” – OB to mother being seen for infertility and multiple miscarriages.

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