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thenewgreen  ·  3449 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: An Increasing Number of American Mothers Are Using Midwives for Their Births

Also, once a woman has had a c-section, they will have them for their subsequent deliveries as well. This adds to the 1/3rd of all babies statistic that jinxedlinxed used. But yeah, it's all about liability and not about golf.





kleinbl00  ·  3449 days ago  ·  link  ·  

A woman is more likely to have more than one C-section. VBACs aren't crazy, they're just a little uncommon. My wife has done several dozen. Canada and other nations are more liberal about this, and in the US it's a patchwork.

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thenewgreen  ·  3449 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Less liability also equals a larger paycheck. Liability is expensive. So, "yes," in that regard it's about retaining and making more money.

Edit: Still, you cite costs, not profits. I would guess that the doctor makes more on the c-section because they are billed as the surgeon, but still there's a big difference between stated costs and stated earnings from a procedure.

I emergency delivered my son at home and until I got to the hospital, it cost me about $20 worth of towels.

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