“You cannot eat in labor. If you aspirate and die, someone is going to sue me.” – OB to mother when the mother listed “be able to eat and drink” on her birth plan.

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“That’s fine, but I’ll be the one who decides how well you’re handling labor.” – OB to mother who stated during a prenatal that she hoped to birth unmedicated.

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“Who performed your surgery?” – OB to mother at a follow up appointment after a D&C for a miscarriage.  The surgery was performed by this OB.

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“You’re not taking advantage of all the space in your tailbone.  Your tailbone will open up much more if you push while lying on your back.” – OB to mother pushing on her hands and knees.

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“Your baby should probably have been labeled as macrosomic actually.”  - Family Practice doctor to mother at 2 week newborn checkup. This was said because the mother is 4’11”.  The baby weighed 8 lb 10 oz.

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“If you were still with the clinic and not with a midwife, I’d admit you now and start the pitocin.” – On call OB to VBAC mother with regular contractions, after the  41 week BPP she went in for was normal.

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“It works like a tube of water. If your baby is higher than the placenta, she’ll bleed to death through the cord. ” L&D Nurse when asked about delayed cord clamping.

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“I don’t think you should have a home birth. My daughter has spina bifida and they didn’t catch it on our ultrasound. If that happened to you what would become of your baby?” – Pediatrician during a well child visit, speaking to the pregnant mother.

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“You can’t be serious, you are here for a pregnancy scan right?” – Ultrasound tech when mother mentioned to her husband that the trans-vaginal wand looked uncomfortable.

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“Now, this is the CTG machine… I don’t know what that stands for!”  - Midwife while conducting a tour of the L&D unit.

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