“I am happy with that if everything remains normal.”- OB to mother, when the OB consented to a hospital water birth of twins in the midwifery center of the hospital.

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“It is time to deliver Johnny* and the fatality.”  – OB to mother birthing twins, one of whom was not expected to live past birth.

* Fictional name for privacy.

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“OK, just in case, I’m going to have an OB on call, but there’s no reason to rule out a vaginal birth, and I will do everything I can to help you do that.” – Midwife to mother who just found out she was having twins.

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“If you do that, then we’ll have to get social services involved and believe me, you don’t want that cookie.” – OB to mother when she said she’d refuse a routine cesarean section for twins.

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Nurse: “Ha ha ha.”
Mother: “What are you laughing at?”
Nurse: “Huh?, Oh, nothing just your birth plan.”

L&D nurse to a mother who was a 33 week home birth transfer in labor with surprise breech twins.

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“Your body is great at making and carrying those babies — I have no worries about this pregnancy. You’re a natural!” -OB to a mother who just found out she was pregnant with her second set of twins.

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“Twins are ready sooner because they grow faster than a singleton.” – OB

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“So, you’ve got one empty sac and one heartbeat in there. Everything looks good for that one, but I give it a 50/50 shot at best, because you’ve got such a lousy track record.” -ER doctor to mother presenting for vaginal bleeding early in pregnancy, after an ultrasound revealed a miscarried twin and a viable twin.  The mother had suffered many prior pregnancy losses.

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“This one is less alive…”  OB to mother at 12 week ultrasound of twins, when one baby was active and moving around and the other was was not.

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“You will kill your babies with your stubbornness.” -OB to mother carrying twins who did not want to schedule a cesarean at 38 weeks, when all late term tests indicated healthy babies tolerating the end of pregnancy well.

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