Submitted by Jess
"a trend began to emerge that bothered me. While speaking to women of colour, especially those whose first language was not English, I found that they reported having much less choice in how they were treated by their doctors than I did."
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Submitted by Laura
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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RT's Story - St. Joseph's Health Centre, Toronto
"Once suction started I had a couple of pushes, and without asking, she gave me an episiotomy."
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A's Story - Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto
"At times residents would come to do cervical checks, one after the other without asking me if it was okay. I can’t believe I didn’t say anything, I felt so powerless."
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Read MoreSammy's Story - West Parry Sound Health Centre, Parry Sound
"Did you know you could get PTSD from childbirth? I didn't."
"The way I was treated at the hospital broke me, it wasn't that my daughter's cord was wrapped around her neck and it was a close call, and it wasn't that two seconds after they had her breathing, I hemorrhaged. It was how awful a nurse treated me."
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Read MoreS's Story - Markham Stouffville Hospital, Markham
"Once she left, a nurse told me that it was in the baby's best interest for me to have a C-section and that if I didn't, they could call children's aid and take the baby away from me for child endangerment."
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