PhotoShop Contest: The Anti-Doula Sign in the Utah Obstetrician’s Office
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 7:20PM 
You’ve probably seen this sign:
It’s obnoxious. It’s anti-woman. It made you uncomfortable. Maybe you shrugged and thought, “Well, better to know that he doesn’t give a crap about the science behind continuous support in labor before you’re actually in labor.” Because you know… anything besides someone in a white coat or scrubs performing a procedure on a woman to make birth happen can be dismissed as anti-science woo.
The sign is begging to be spoofed and that’s where YOU come in.
Edit this photo and post it to your web site, blog, Facebook, twitpic or a photo storage site (like Photobucket), copy and paste the URL in the comments and I will post it on this blog entry for all to enjoy. If you’re having trouble uploading it, e-mail it to unnecesarean *at* gmail.
The winner (to be judged by me after 1 (one) margarita) will receive a copy of the The Birth Partner
Deadline is Saturday at noon (Pacific). And, yes, I’ll ship internationally.
Go! Here’s a blank…
Jill--Unnecesarean
Contest Entries (You may submit as many entries as you like)
Dana:
Hillary:
Rebecca:
Elizabeth:
Dou-la-la:
Devo:
Ashley:
Jill P.
Laura:
Maryann:
Tina:
Rebecca, Entry 2:
Laura W:
Christina:
Lorraine:
Alison:
Maryann, Entry 2:
Ctydoula:
Danielle:
Meredith, Entry 1:
Meredith, Entry 2:
Patrice:
Dana, Entry 2:
Heidi:
Sherwood:
My contribution (have a geek explain it to you)…
Emmanuelle:
Kathy Entry 1:
Kathy, Entry 2:
“Midwife” Entry 1:
“Midwife Entry 2: (It’s not a party until a placenta picture shows up)
Alicia:
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Reader Comments (85)
You're too good, Jill. :-) I can't wait to see these babies.
That looks a lot like a marijuana plant in the bottom right hand corner.Iguess then you wouldn't feel the need of doula support !
Can I tell you how much I LOVE this contest??? I don't know if I'm linking this right but here it goes.
Capital idea!
Can we enter more than once? Not that I can guarantee more than one, but just in case the muse alights upon me . . .
wooo-hooo! I love it!
I think I'm the first entry :-)
url didn't seem to show in the first one. trying again.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/16044612@N05/4077319496/?editreplace=1
http://andthentheirwere7.blogspot.com/2009/11/blog-post.html
that was so fun
Hi all,
Squarespace doesn't automatically link URLs in the comments or allow for embedding (boooo). I just copy what you paste, open a new window, paste the URL, retrieve pic, and post on the blog entry.
Jill
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3509/4077413675_7a7e3c4327_o.jpg
Just from my post. (Still wondering if we can enter more than one?)
http://i803.photobucket.com/albums/yy318/DevoKess/Misc/aspen_womens_center_run.jpg
Enter as many as you want!
Here is mine:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_05CWwCpLEgo/SvL0eyNVSQI/AAAAAAAAAHw/N3gZ7MPb33I/s1600/aspen_womens_center_utah%2Bspoof.JPG
I haven't seen the sign - do you have a clickable one that will expand the original photo?
Oh no! I thought the thumbnail opened up the larger sign. Fixing that...
Allahu Akbar you all are so creative I busted at the seams with the first sign :) Keep it coming, this is great! I hope the clinic enjoys their gift copy of the book!
OMG this is the greatest thing EVER EVER EVER!!!!!!! I Love them all but I especially love Ashley's. So succinct and perfect.
Oh, what FUN! Here is mine!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/barefootpoetry/aspen_womens_center_utah2.jpg
I love them all, but Ashley's is freepin' perfection.
http://picasaweb.google.com/laura.g.roberts/AspenWomenSClinicSpoof?authkey=Gv1sRgCMfUqv3t4ZWg4wE#5400663123851072450
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30837817&id=1249675037
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30837817&id=1249675037
my favorite so far is Dana's
Meredith... can you please e-mail me yours? I keep pasting the link in and it says the content is unavailable. Thanks!! -Jill
oh this is too much fun - I've done another one, I can't help myself!!!!
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4008181&l=4d29eddbcd&id=796394815
ok, I couldn't resist...
http://picasaweb.google.com/jcbecher/Really?feat=directlink
I had one better before this one, but I somehow lost it w/o it saving then I couldn't remember exactly what it was I wrote. :( And I'm not 100% sure about the spelling thing, but with the "h" - I do know it doesn't show up in the online dictionary.
(By the way, I’m not sure that I’m reading this right. Is this an anti-fertility treatment statement? If so, it goes bye-bye. Thanks in advance for clarifying.)
My thoughts are a satire of how, if they won't accept certain types of childbirth methods, they also wouldn't accept any "natural" pregnancy initiations so the entire process from conception to delivery would be entirely under the control of the office.
here's mine. :)
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31261&id=100000332597278&ref=mf#/photo.php?pid=30670890&id=1033593361
I think Ashley's is the best!
Maryann, brava!
emailed
Just wanted to add, that I wrote a review over at http://www.insiderpages.com/b/4658685094 for the Aspen Women's centre. This is what I said:
"Practice not based on Evidence - disappointed.
by Rebecca L. 1 Judd Thomas E Md - Aspen Women's Ctr
I was really put off by the sign! Evidence based research backs up the benefits of having a doula, so I was immediately able to judge that none of the staff or doctors at the centre practice evidence based medicine. That is far to risky for me and my precious unborn child! So I ran a mile! Scary scary place to have a baby!"
Tina, thank you!! I thought so but I just wanted to check to make sure I was "getting" it.
What fun!
Here you go: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3310482&l=5004156c9e&id=551726149
I think Elizabeth should win. I laughed my a** off. Great job girl! I love all of you for supporting natural births. Way to go and lets keep spreading the word.
I love this, Tina! Before you know it, our culture will forget how to give birth naturally!
I posted mine to your wall on Facebook, but I will post the link again here! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sacramento-CA/BirthYourWayOrg-Childbirth-Education/141435235973?ref=ts#/pages/Sacramento-CA/BirthYourWayOrg-Childbirth-Education/141435235973?ref=ts
This is soooo funny! PLEASE tell me you are also going to send Apsen a copy of all these spoofs? That'll teach them something.
that sign immediately made me think of the monty python life is beautiful birth/hospital sketch! i wanted to embed that video on a picture of the sign and submit it, but alas i'm not able to make it work.
nice job, everyone! and jill, great idea! thanks.
Thanks all you creative ladies for making me laugh!
And I agree, Jill, please send ALL of the submissions. They need to know how many people are laughing at them. Meaning, THE ENTIRE INTERNET!
I love these! And if you do send them on please don't forget the first one with that guy (i don't know his name)
my submission can be found here:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=803&id=100000139390816&saved#/photo.php?pid=135019&id=100000139390816
Well done, everyone! Dana's Entry #2 is my favorite!
These are awesome
Oh my gosh, these are fantastic!
The "All your women are belong to us" made me laugh... yes, I'm geeky enough to get that. =)
sorry... all your birth.
My absolute favorite is the "you may be in an abusive relationship if..."
Jill ~ My boyfriend has been in IT for 14+ years and he is a tech geek and he wanted me to personally tell you that your sign is the funniest use of that old video game slogan he has seen in his many years! He says it's "funny as hell'. ;-)
Here's your sign! :-)
FANTASTIC! :).. You've all made my day...
All your birth are belong to us - brilliant!
*falls down laughing @ Jill's 'all your base' sign*
Yay! I knew there were some O.G. internet nerdz here. I used to spend too much time on Fark when I was a young 20-something. I keep thinking of old memes and Fark cliches and wondering if anyone would get the joke.