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thenewgreen · 3235 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.