“I don’t understand, is it that you have a substance abuse problem? Because then I could understand it.” – L&D nurse to mother who refused narcotics for a kidney stone at 30 weeks of pregnancy.

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“You made me miss my blind mother’s doctor’s appointment!” – OB racing into the operating room 20 minutes late.

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“Ok! Let’s then wait for you to go into labor, just for the fun of it!” – OB who wanted to induce the mother due to fetal macrosomia, when mother wanted to go into labor and birth naturally.

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“I want you to get an epidural since it will be too hard to do one in an emergency since you’re so overweight.” – OB at 34 week prenatal.

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“I like being an OB because of the body parts.” – OB

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“With any future pregnancies, you will have to have a cesarean section and after two cesarean sections, doctors won’t do anymore.” – OB to mother who had just had a cesarean.

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“You’re lucky you have wide hips, not like those Chinese women you see.” – Family Practice doctor at a prenatal visit.

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“You were obviously designed to birth babies!” – Midwife to mother after birth.

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“He’s the perfect size for you!” – Midwife when the mother said she thought the baby’s head would be huge.

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“A cesarean section? That’s the LAST thing we want. They can cause all kinds of complications. Nope, we’re going to do whatever we can so you can have a vaginal delivery.” – OB to mother who wondered if she would need a cesarean due to a medical condition.

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