I agree, the C-section rate in this country is astounding, and in so many cases completely medically unnecessary.
People simply do not recognize how much more risky a C-section is for both mother and baby. And doctors don't tell people of these risks. Why is this?
I think a lot of it has to do with convenience, for both mother and doctor. C-section rates skyrocket at the ends of shifts, when doctors want to go home. That's appalling to me, that they would push someone into major abdominal surgery just so they can go to bed.
This is why I prefer a midwife over an OB. I want someone who will help me have the most intervention-free childbirth possible. Not someone who just wants to clock out and go home.
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