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thenewgreen  ·  3478 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: An Increasing Number of American Mothers Are Using Midwives for Their Births

Less liability also equals a larger paycheck. Liability is expensive. So, "yes," in that regard it's about retaining and making more money.

Edit: Still, you cite costs, not profits. I would guess that the doctor makes more on the c-section because they are billed as the surgeon, but still there's a big difference between stated costs and stated earnings from a procedure.

I emergency delivered my son at home and until I got to the hospital, it cost me about $20 worth of towels.