“It Has To Come Out.”

“It has to come out.” – OB to mother who was objecting to the doctor pulling on the umbilical cord to remove a still attached placenta.

33 people dislike these words.

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Jan 31

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Thoughtful Thursday! “You Are Not Chopping Her Up…”

“Get out of the way! You are not chopping her up if I have anything to say about it!” Female OB to Male OB who was wheeling mom back into OR for a hysterectomy as soon as a postpartum hemorrhage was diagnosed, without any attempt to stop it. Female OB went on to work for 45 minutes stopping the PPH so that a hysterectomy was not needed.

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Nov 7

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“Dads- You Should Allow The Doctor To Cut The Cord Because It Can Be Quite Difficult To Cut…”

“Dads…you should allow the doctor to cut the cord because it can be quite difficult to cut. We don’t want any accidents!” – L&D Nurse conducting a hospital tour.

44 people dislike these words.

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Oct 19

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“That’s A Granola Concept…”

“That’s a granola concept, but I’ll still do it if you like.” – OB to parents who wanted to delay cord clamping.

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Oct 10

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“We’re Waiting For The Blood To Reach The Baby…”

“We’re waiting for the blood to reach the baby, I’ll give her to you in a minute.” – OB to mother as the OB was hanging the baby upside down, by her feet, because the mother had requested delayed cord clamping.

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Sep 10

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“You Absolutely Cannot Hold Your Baby Or Even Touch Her Until You Deliver The Placenta…”

You absolutely cannot hold your baby or even touch her until you deliver the placenta. Stop staring at her and focus.” – OB to mother after birth. The mother wanted immediate skin to skin. 5 other people got to hold the newborn before the mother had her in her arms.

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Aug 21

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“You Can Feel That?”

“You can feel that?” – OB to mother who flinched during the repair of a tear with no forewarning or numbing.

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Aug 18

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Well, Your Body Isn’t What It Used To Be.”

“Well, your body isn’t what it used to be.” – OB to mother while doing painful and vigorous fundal massage after birth when the mother asked why the OB needed to be so vigorous.

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Jul 16

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“…I Can Let You Bleed To Death.”

“You can refuse and I can let you bleed to death.” – OB to mother at a prenatal who wanted to discuss the routine administration of pitocin after birth.

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Jul 12

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