“We like for all our patients to get epidurals.  We don’t like to see you in pain.”  – OB to a mother while discussing her birth plan.

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“I’m doing this for your own good!”- OB while doing perineal massage during pushing when the mother clearly requested the OB to stop.

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“Stop checking your cervix so much.”  – OB to a woman using fertility awareness method for birth control after the woman went in for an appointment after having found a hard lump on the side of her cervix.

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“You are too fat.  You need to stop eating so much and you need to exercise more.” -Physician’s Assistant to mother at a prenatal appointment.

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“We don’t let anyone go past 41 weeks anymore. Going to 42 weeks is really passé.” -OB to a mother who was not willing to be induced just because she was past her estimated due date.

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“So, are you excited to be having a boy?” Medical staff reading ultrasound report to couple who had indicated not wanting to know the gender of their baby,  during the follow up appointment after the ultrasound.

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“If you don’t try harder to push, I’m going to have to do a cesarean on you.” -OB to mother during the pushing phase.

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“If this baby was Asian,  his name would be *Well Hung*. -Family Practice doctor during a newborn exam of a male baby.

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“It’s dangerous to have more than two cesareans.” L&D Nurse

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“You just weren’t made to birth babies.”  -L&D  nurse after a 14 hour induction turned into a cesarean section.

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