As an OBGYN, what's the most unbelievable question a new mother has asked you?

I'm a midwife not an OBGYN. She was pushing, and basically doing a pretty good job, so I wanted to encourage her. "Keep going! You're doing great! Long push. I can see his hair!" and then she…

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