“I hate you.” – OB Nurse to 30 week pregnant mother suffering from Hpyeremesis Gravidarum, and whose weight was still below her pre-pregnancy weight.  The nurse was also pregnant at the time.

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“Do you know how to provide a urine sample?” – Nursing assistant to 41 week pregnant woman before a non-stress test.

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“OK, let me see those boobies!” – OB squealing upon entering a room of a non-English speaking patient visiting for her first prenatal appointment.  There was an interpreter in the room.

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“We’ll need to do a pregnancy test, have you missed a period?”- OB nurse when a mother transfered care into the practice at 7 months with an obvious belly and having already provided her medical records for the pregnancy from her previous health care provider.

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“You’ll be tired after 12 hours of labor and will want a cesarean section.” – OB to mother at 6 week prenatal appointment.

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“You won’t feel any movement before 20 weeks, no matter what anyone tells you.” – OB to mother at a prenatal.

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“You still have a UTI. You need to go to the medical lab and get an HIV test done because the doctor is worried about the baby. You’re young, on pregnancy number 6, and have an UTI that hasn’t gone away.  The OB is just worried about the baby, and in order to continue to get care, you must do this test.” – Nurse at OB practice to mother who had a difficult time getting rid of an UTI.

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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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“I want to strip your membranes to assist you into going into labor on time.” – OB to mother at 39 week prenatal appointment.

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“Well, you’re at an increased risk because you’re pregnant, but we don’t know what the risks are.” – ER doctor to mother, 25 weeks pregnant, who was there with a sick child diagnosed with mumps.

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