“We don’t do water births here. However, sometimes women don’t *make it out of the tub in time*. But, no, we don’t do water births here.” – OB to mother discussing mother’s desire to birth in water, while nodding and winking at the mother.

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“You really should rethink not having a Hep-Lock or IV because when you’re bleeding to death is a really bad time to place an IV.” -OB going over birth plan with mother.

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“I’m going to let you stay pregnant, but you’ll have to follow up with your doctor next week.” – OB to 35 week pregnant mother with slightly elevated blood pressure and labs that were all normal.

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“I am very forgetful.” – Family practice doctor to mother who asked about the hospital policies on scheduling a repeat cesarean for 39 weeks for VBAC women.

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“You are too fat.  You need to stop eating so much and you need to exercise more.” -Physician’s Assistant to mother at a prenatal appointment.

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“So, are you excited to be having a boy?” Medical staff reading ultrasound report to couple who had indicated not wanting to know the gender of their baby,  during the follow up appointment after the ultrasound.

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“We don’t condone home births.” -OB to a mother who was thinking of having a home birth.

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“There’s no point in doing another scan, because these things are rarely
wrong.” – OB to parents who asked for a repeat ultrasound scan when the first one came back with abnormal results for birth defects.

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“When you get home, instead of trying to drink liquids, just eat lots of crackers and breads and cereals…they’ll keep you from getting dehydrated, because they’re *carbohydrates*.  They have *hydrate* in the name!” -OB to a mother in the hospital for hyperemesis gravidirum.

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“I never had anyone ask me that. You should just stop reading and start enjoying being pregnant.”  OB said to mom at 36 week prenatal visit when asked about different pushing techniques.

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