INCENTIVES FOR C-SECTION QUESTIONED. “The number of C-sections performed has grown, for example, a fourfold increase from 1971 to 1991 … This may be accredited to the improved technology in detecting prebirth distress. Malpractice has been looked into because of the rapid increase. Some argue the higher costs of C-section births compared to regular births make physicians quicker to recommend surgery.”
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