The Deseret (UT) News writes a recent NIH report indicates malpractice lawsuit concerns have compelled some physicians to perform more repeat cesarean sections when vaginal delivery may also have been an option. “Obstetricians face more lawsuits and have higher insurance premiums than nearly any other medical specialty, except for neurosurgeons, according to” the report, and may not give expectant mothers the option of a vaginal birth for that reason. The New York Post also asserts withholding that option infringes on the mother’s rights and may put her at risk.
From the news release of the American Association for Justice.
