What women don’t want to hear from docs during labour

December 17, 2008

But it happened, according to one new mom. Other alleged bad moves include:

1. Doc saying, "Sometimes pain is the best teacher."

2. Doc arriving four hours late for the delivery.

3. Doc making calls on his cell phone during delivery.

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4. Doc talking about a) mom hemorrhaging; b) the baby dying; and c) abortion during delivery.

5. Using an unnecessarily big needle to stitch up mom unnecessarily after childbirth.

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