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Old 28-Apr-2008, 06:37
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Default Re: What works for you....?
Originally Posted by Shoshana View Post
You do need broad shoulders in this job! I have been called all sorts of names, by women in the intensity of their labour! But, I never take it personally. They nearly always appologise afterwards and are totally different characters!

Ha ha, yes, I too have had that experience and that is why I prefer not to take over care of a woman in the late first stage of labour. If you have seen her before she gets to that stage, you know it is just labour, but when you take over, you have no idea whether that is normal or not...lol

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