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Jan 25
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“Water Birth Is Disgusting…”

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“Water birth is disgusting, do you think I would get in a tub with you and all that blood and mess just to deliver your baby?” – OB to mother who stated that she would love a water birth for with this birth, her third.

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Dec 24
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Holiday Sweets!

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“I attended a water birth yesterday, it was magical. Textbook water birth, and the mother was glowing and so ecstatic.” – OB to mother who shared she was hoping to birth in the water.

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Dec 13
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Thoughtful Thursday! “So You Want To ‘Oopsie’ A Waterbirth?”

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“So, you want to ‘oopsie’ a waterbirth?”  - L&D nurse to mother at a hospital where water births are not technically permitted.

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Oct 20
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“…There’s A Good Change That The Baby Will Gasp When Born, Aspirate And Drown.”

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“If you try to give birth in a tub after you’ve gone past your due date there’s a good chance that the baby will gasp when born, aspirate and drown.” – Midwife to mother who wanted to know if she could birth in the tub.

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Jun 3
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“…Why Would We Want Something Like That?”

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“Ha! Why would we want something like that?” – OB Nurse to mother when the mother asked if birth tubs had been installed on the L&D unit.

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Mar 20
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“We Don’t Do That Kind Of Stuff Here.”

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“We don’t do that kind of stuff here.” – OB to mother who hoped to birth in the water.

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Jan 5
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Thoughtful Thursday! “…You Were Perfect!”

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“I wish we had videotaped your labor and birth, so that we could use it in our classes for moms who want to know about waterbirth…you were *perfect*!” – Apprentice midwife who assisted at the birth.

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Dec 9
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“…The Baby Will Drown.”

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“You can’t have a water birth at our hospital’s birthing center because the baby will drown.” – OB to mother.

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Oct 19
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“…The Baby Would Try To Breathe…& Drown.”

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“Well, of course they won’t let you *BIRTH* in the tub, then the baby would try to breathe and get a big breath of water and drown…”- Family Practice Doctor speaking to mother about the options for water birth.

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Oct 7
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“…You Are Not A Whale…”

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“Why do you want to deliver in water? You are not a whale! If you were meant to birth in water, you would have been born as one. Water birth is not for humans.” -Certified Nurse Midwife

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