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It’s separate, but I don’t see “more training on other risky interventions” as the thing to do before it is addressed. Because the same outcome of people who have unnecessary c-sections and therefore complications is going to be the case for this one doctor who always uses forceps. Look at episiotomy for a reasonable parallel, the evidence is clearly against it but there are still some doctors who do it as a matter of routine due to habit. Those doctors don’t need training in using forceps, they need training in *not* intervening. [/quote]

I don't think any doctor should use forceps as a matter of habit.  I think doctors should have a full toolbox of non-surgical tricks and tools they can try before they escalate to C-sections for women who would like to avoid unnecessary surgery.  Of course those who would like a C-section should be able to get one.  But those who'd like to try in other ways should have qualified medical help that goes beyond "not intervening".  If a woman has a kind of birth that can unfold well without intervening, that's great! But if she needs an assist, the doctor should know ways to help her beyond getting a OR ready.  [/quote]

My experience, at Georgetown, with doctors who were not old, is that they waited until the last possible moment to pull the trigger on a c section, despite my wanting one much earlier in the process (there were bad things happening) [/quote]

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