“I’m so glad you are having a home birth and doing things the way you want.” – Nurse practitioner at first prenatal appointment.

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“So you want to birth vaginally?  Of course we can try.” –  Certified Nurse Midwife to mother who had breech twins.

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“Are you sure you don’t want something to eat? You can eat, you need to keep your strength up!” – Midwife to mother in labor.”

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“Oh good, you know what you are talking about, I just LOVE educated clients!” – Midwife to mother during prenatal appointment.

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“Transition? . . . OK.” – Midwife to mother in hard labor.

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“I’m not giving you a cesarean section now! You are doing great and nearly done!!” – OB to mother after her baby had crowned for 45 minutes and had not yet been born yet.

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“WOW! What an excellent weight gain!” – OB to mother who had gained a large amount of weight in the four weeks between prenatal visits.

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“No, that’s alright. We don’t really need to yet. We can just go off your body’s signals.” – Certified Nurse Midwife to mother who asked if she needed to have a cervical exam.

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“That’s great! I used to work in a birth center and I’ve seen many medication-free births. It’s very possible and people do it all the time. You can do it!” – L&D Nurse to mother who stated she was planning an unmedicated birth.

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“You were right to not take the medication without a proper diagnosis. Based on your blood sugar numbers for the last week, you don’t have gestational diabetes.” – OB to mother who had been instructed by a nurse to begin medication for suspected gestational diabetes.

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