For decades already, many doctors and hospitals have preferred the scheduling convenience of delivering babies by Caesarean Section. Of course there are pregnancies which should end in a surgical delivery, but the rapid rise in the percentage of c-sections isn't for life-saving medical reasons.
Doctors pooh pooh the long-term health dangers, but the health/medical insurance business considers Cesarean deliveries to be the major surgery it actually is and takes the increased chances of subsequent c-sections very seriously. It costs.
Women are discovering that having had a Cesarean will make subsequent medical insurance more expensive.
Yes, there are times when it's the only, the best way to deliver a baby, but there are other times when it's better to have a midwife or obstetrician who knows safer, non-surgical techniques.
In Israel, most deliveries are by midwives, yes, in the hospitals, and there are midwives who are so good they work privately, recognized by some hospitals.
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I''m always amazed that people believe the medical profession has their best interests at heart. There are definitely individuals within the profession that do, but it is a business, like any other, and is about maximizing profits.
And don't forget that even the best-intentioned doctors, being human, sometimes make mistakes.
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