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no_hypocrisy

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3. I knew a young woman, pregnant with her first child, whose

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Tue Jul 23, 2024, 01:11 PM

Jul 23

doctor was pressuring her while in labor to have a C-Section for three reasons:

1. More money in billing for surgical versus natural childbirth;
2. Less time in the Delivery Room for the doctor; and
3. He had to catch a plane for his Florida vacation in three hours.

And despite her contractions, this woman jumped off the delivery table and ran for the doors. She successfully delivered (naturally) a healthy daughter with another obstetrician in the hospital.

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Jessica Valenti - This is How They Kill Us: The rise of post-Roe c-sections [View all] Nevilledog Jul 23 OP

Could you add a subject warning? KentuckyWoman Jul 23 #1

I will. Nevilledog Jul 23 #2

I knew a young woman, pregnant with her first child, whose no_hypocrisy Jul 23 #3

I know some view it as a lesser part of the issue, but the medical debt being forced on women & their families CrispyQ Jul 23 #5

Evidently there is data to indicate that C-section births Old Crank Jul 23 #4

Wow. I'd like to see that data. CrispyQ Jul 23 #6

Haven't found a direct comparison yet Old Crank Jul 23 #9

Have not found the article with the statement. Old Crank Jul 23 #10

K&R Solly Mack Jul 23 #7

The thought of a forced abdominal surgery is beyond horrific--deadly too given the massive release of epinephrine hlthe2b Jul 23 #8