Just finished my OB/GYN rotation here in Upstate NY, and I don't think... [View All]

[NNguyenMD]

that defensive medicine is the reason of a higher incidence of C-Sections. Sure there are doctors who would do it to cover their asses, but after learning more about the indications for C-section its pretty apparent to me that it definitely is more of a safety issue than legal.

I assisted in 8 sections in the two weeks I worked on the labor and delivery ward and the indication for each one was either the baby had failed to decend at the appropiate stage of labor, or because the mother with history of previous c-section elected to do a repeat section to reduce rist of uterine rupture.

I also learned that sections can be done very safely now, granted its not a "haircut" procedure, and can be very costly to ohealthcare, it can be done as safe as any other surgical procedure.

The alternatives maneuvers that are availiable in lieu of c-section are also pretty crude, I can understand why doctors would rather section versus using drastic delivery techniques such as breakign the clavicle or applying suprapubic pressure. Anyways though, I thought you guys would be interseted in hearing about my experience.