[mensetmanusman]

c-sections are money makers, we left our hospital in Boston when we found they had a 50% c-section rate, ha

[ballenf]

The pressure to schedule an induction up to a week or so early is also very strong. The sales pitch is "we can schedule at a convenient time for you and ensure that you'll have a bed". Implying that you're being super irresponsible by letting nature decide when the baby's ready. It all just feels like the OB/GYN is worried about their schedule more than the baby's or mother's well-being.

And c-sections are definitely subtly encouraged even if there's not a real need.

[bananaface]

That's straight-up cyberpunk horror territory. What the actual fuck

[alistairSH]

Could many of those C-sections be at the request of the mother? I know quite a few professional women who have scheduled C-sections (or just induced births) so they can "manage" the delivery better. Seems crazy to me, but not my body, child, or career.

[HelloMcFly]

Unless there's a medical need it's not ethical to give a c-section as it creates greater risk of complication (including and especially death), more long-term effects, worse effects on the child, and just so happens to make the hospital more money. Of course if there is a medical need then they should be done, but it's not like tonsilectomy.

[bananaface]

That also seems horrifying & cyperpunk to me but I doubt a significant chunk of women choose it, let alone independently.

[newen]

In India, it's something of a fashion and women choose it because its convenient, etc.

[bananaface]

India is cheating

[mensetmanusman]

Based on time-of-day data, it seems the scheduling is more likely to convenience the doctors.

[boomboomsubban]

It could be a ward that specializes in handling risky pregnancies, so a desired result.