“…If You Would Have Just Got The Epidural, This Wouldn’t Hurt.”

“Well, if you would have just got the epidural, this wouldn’t hurt.” -OB who inserted her hand inside the mother’s uterus immediately after birth when she suspected a postpartum hemorrhage.

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Jun 5

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“What Am I Supposed To Use To Clean THAT Up?”

“What am I supposed to use to clean *THAT* up?” -Housekeeper upon entering the room of a mother who had above average blood loss during birth.

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Jun 4

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“Now We Have To Wait For The Disgusting Placenta.”

“Now we have to wait for the disgusting placenta.” -OB to mother immediately after the birth of the baby.

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May 19

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“I Had To Cut An Episiotomy For The Placenta…”

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“I had to cut an episiotomy for the placenta, otherwise it would not have come out because it is so big.” -OB to mother who had just delivered before the doctor could arrive.

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Apr 21

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“We Need To Cut The Cord Now Or Your Baby Will Die!”

“We need to cut the cord now or your baby will die!” – OB to mother immediately after she birthed a very wiggly, crying, baby when the mother wanted to keep the cord intact.

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Apr 11

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“What Would Happen If Her Uterus Came Out With It?”

“What would happen if her uterus came out with it?” -OB Resident to Attending while applying forceful cord traction 10 minutes after delivery in order to hasten the delivery of the placenta.

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Apr 9

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“All Bleeding Stops Eventually.”

“All bleeding stops eventually.” – OB to mom suffering severe secondary hemorrhage who had asked if the bleeding was ever going to stop.

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Mar 29

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“Gone Are The Good Old Days When You Gals Would Be All Shaved Up For Us…”

“Gone are the good old days when you gals would be all shaved up for us before we got in here, miss those days!” -OB to mother during the repair of her tear after birth.

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Mar 1

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