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Right. Given the choice, most responsible OB-GYN's would rather NOT do C-sections. I wasn't talking about choice, I was specifically talking about cases where there is any challenge to the baby's circulation (or air supply, which pre-birth is in their circulation), or even the indication that a challenge may exist. They are much, much more likely to birth by caesarian because they have a definitive time frame until they can extract the child, which may be necessary to ensure the baby is not deprived of oxygen at any time. The field of childbirth is incredibly litigious, and the main point for lawsuits in that field is "the doctor did not perform a timely c-section and the baby was deprived of oxygen". That's a reality, not an opinion.

Also, since you brought up the fact that I'm a student- given that I'm currently in school to be a paramedic, and being taught about the current state of medicolegal judgments (medical jurisprudence), with regard to pretty much every medical situation I can be faced with, I maintain that my statement about the current state of litigious action in caesarian births is accurate. Unfortunately, personal experience of childbirth does not give a person insight into the litigious nature of the field as a whole, unless you've done independent research (recently). However- my personal experience as a person who has formal training in medicolegal judgments and the current litigious nature of medicine, with regard to medical malpractice (including c-sections), does.