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Posted by My OB said WHAT?!?.
Posted by My OB said WHAT?!?.
“Do you want me to let you bleed to death?” – Resident OB while performing an unnecessary uterine exploration on an un-anesthetized woman who was begging the OB to stop. She had already received an IV and rectal antihemorrhagic drugs, delivered a complete placenta, and had minimal blood loss.
Posted by My OB said WHAT?!?.
Posted by My OB said WHAT?!?.
Posted by My OB said WHAT?!?.
“Why didn’t you get an IV? You should have had an IV. Then I wouldn’t have to do this.” – OB to mother while administering an intramuscular shot of pitocin due to heavy bleeding, right after applying heavy umbilical cord traction to deliver the placenta.
Posted by My OB said WHAT?!?.
Posted by My OB said WHAT?!?.
“See, that is what natural childbirth is like, maybe next time you should consider getting an epidural sooner.” – Midwife to mother who had an induction at 35 weeks, tectonic contractions from pitocin, an epidural that did not work, a baby that needed to be resuscitated, a third degree tear and a postpartum hemorrhage.
Posted by My OB said WHAT?!?.
Posted by My OB said WHAT?!?.
Posted by My OB said WHAT?!?.

