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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I gave birth to my first 20 years ago and this was a thing then. The system sucks and women pay [/quote] The system is designed to keep women alive, and if you look over the course of history, the current one does a very very very good job. They may overprescribe c-sections but it’s 10000% better than the alternative. When you find the solution that strikes the *perfect* balance you go ahead and let us know! [/quote] The problem is that overprescribing c-sections minimizes the risk of harm to the current baby/pregnancy, but significantly increases the risk of future pregnancies. Specifically, the rates of placenta accreta--which is incredibly dangerous and can lead to both maternal and fetal death--have increased significantly because it's safer, from a litigation perspective, for OBs to deliver by c-section. [/quote]
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