“Just look at your beautiful new baby and try not to think about it.” – L&D Nurse to mother screaming from pain during a repair of her perineum post birth.

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“If it is a boy, it’s a very small one. Oh, wait, there it is–it’s sticking up like a rocket!”  - Perinatologist to mother when identifying the fetus’ sex at 20 week ultrasound.

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“So, I hear you’re not letting us do the tests your baby needs to be healthy.” – OB’s first sentence to mother declining pap smear at first prenatal.

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“Oh wow, almost looks like you have a scrotum!” – L&D Nurse to a mother who was crying in pain in the bathroom due to some tears and swelling present after birth.

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“If you don’t get the epidural during labor and we have to do a cesarean section, you will feel everything!” – OB to mother.

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“There’s not many nerve endings there anyway.” – OB to mother after only partially repairing a tear that went all the way up the labia and to the clitoris.

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“No, your heart is fine, the leads are just in the wrong place.” – L&D Nurse to mother admitted for severe pre-eclampsia.  Monitors on the mother were alarming repeatedly and showing an inaccurate maternal heart rate of over 200. The nurse acknowledged the error but stated that it was not necessary to fix the leads.

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“I see you gained 30 lbs with your last pregnancy.  With your next one, you should gain 25 lbs or less.” – OB/Gyn to mother who was not pregnant, and had an uncomplicated pregnancy and birth with her first child.

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“So, you’re prone to miscarrying then?” – Family Practice doctor to mother at 11 week prenatal appointment with a history of one prior miscarriage at 4 weeks.

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“I give this to all my patients.   I’m going to call this in for you anyway.” – OB to mother while discussing oral contraceptives for birth control.  The mother stated that her previous experiences with oral birth control had been negative.

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