“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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“You can, but laying on your side like that really is the best way to bring the baby down.”  L&D nurse to a mother who asked if she could sit upright with her epidural.

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“You don’t understand how hard it is to have your parents hold you when you would rather sleep.” -Nursery nurse to mother who hadn’t held her newborn until a day after her birth and didn’t want to put her back down.

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“Formula is just as good as breast milk.”  -NICU nurse to mother of baby in NICU who was inadvertently fed formula instead of the expressed breast milk in the fridge.

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“Well, your pelvis must be too small then.” -Midwife to mother who would not acknowledge that her baby was too big to birth vaginally, as the VBAC mother was getting ready to start pushing.

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“You did everything right and have nothing to be ashamed of. I’ve never had any woman work so hard to have a natural birth.” -OB to mother who tried to have a VBAC and ended up with a repeat cesarean.

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“You are a perfect candidate for a VBAC.  You will do great.”  -OB to mother who got pregnant only 6 months after her cesarean.

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“This is to stop the stinging when the head is crowning” -OB to mother while the OB administered a local, just before cutting an episiotomy as the mother stated “Don’t cut me.”

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“Why is natural birth so important to you?  Wouldn’t you prefer a healthy baby?  Get the drugs and stop suffering.” – OB to a mom who had been laboring for only 6 hours.

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“Absolutely not!  I have to clamp the cord right after birth because the baby’s heart will pump all of the good blood back into the placenta.” -OB to parents when they requested delayed cord clamping.

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