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In the US a large part of it is driven by malpractice lawsuits for cerebral palsy. If you have a child born with CP after a vaginal delivery, even if the delive

by nsxwolf 13y ago

In the US a large part of it is driven by malpractice lawsuits for cerebral palsy. If you have a child born with CP after a vaginal delivery, even if the delivery is uncomplicated, it's pretty much a guaranteed malpractice payday here.

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PeterisP 13y ago
Are you really implying that the insane quoted cost of a C-Section is caused by something like '$10 000 - C-Section itself; $50 000 - malpractice insurance' ?
- nsxwolf 13y ago
  I'm just speaking to the increased frequency of c-sections in the US, not the price.