Interesting article. I also thought that encouraging cesarean sections was something obstetricians did often to avoid the time spent waiting for delivery. However, in my training I witnessed quite the opposite. My resident and attending physicians were very cautious with going forward with cesarean sections, and would do whatever they could to continue with vaginal delivery when the mother wanted that, and also encouraged patients that wanted cesarean to consider vaginal delivery.
Obviously this is one hospital, but it did help me not be as cynical of the profession, and will probably help serve as a reminder to do what's best for my future patients.
Obviously this is one hospital, but it did help me not be as cynical of the profession, and will probably help serve as a reminder to do what's best for my future patients.