Episiotomy
“While I understood that my delivery was not going the way I wanted, and my OB had her reasons to do what she did, she gave me an episiotomy when I specifically said No! She said, ‘I have to do an episiotomy.’ I pleaded with many No, No, No's, and she said, ‘Too late, I already did it’.”
Read MoreJennifer's Story - Ottawa General Hospital, Ottawa
“I had to go to the ER after a month & a half for pelvic pain. I found out I still had tissue inside, so I had to get a D&C and then get restitched up. Now things down there don’t even look right - good thing I don’t wanna be a stripper! On top of that, I’m now waiting to get my child into physio at CHEO as he has torticollis, which (I’ll be finding out but I’m assuming) is from the trauma of his birth.”
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Read MoreM's Story - Sudbury Memorial Hospital, Sudbury
"It's been nearly nine years since the birth of my daughter, and although I've moved on from the birth experience I had, listening to the traumatic birth stories of others has made me want to share my own. I really hope that doctors and hospitals end up reading these stories to improve the care that they give to women giving birth in the future."
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C's Story - Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, Ontario
"Things need to change. Mothers need to be in charge of their delivery unless it is medically necessary for a doctor to take charge. In that instance the doctor needs to show respect. We as mothers need to be given the information to make informed decisions. Given options for our bodies and babies instead of being told what to do. We shouldn't feel unimportant or like a number/scheduled slot to the doctors delivering our babies."
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Laura's Story - St. Joseph's Health Centre, Toronto
"The OB said they might as well deliver her by forceps now, and said out loud "let's give this baby a little more room, shall we", and I heard and felt the scissors cut into me as he gave me an episiotomy."
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