Nearly 70 per cent of doctors who deliver babies by c-section may do so because they are afraid of being sued, a study has revealed.
A review of past studies gives and insight into the reasons why obstetricians perform caesarean sections, in which a baby is surgically cut out of a woman’s womb.
As well as fear of litigation, doctors have said they choose c-sections to avoid damage to the woman’s body or because there are not enough staff to allow a vaginal birth.