Peter Attia· MD
I'm told it's a combination of a consumerist culture if you think about it if we're being really honest here I I've talked to a lot of doctors in my life I think you have too being an OB doctor specializing in labor and delivery is one of the hard bryle it is so hard a brutal lifestyle yeah and so you have somebody who's been pushing in labor it's now 10 o'clock at night they're telling you just cut this thing out of me may not be NE medically necessary but in the sort of fog of the moment I will tell you that there are OB practices that the ethical OB doctors I've interviewed and talk to tell me about this and it drives them crazy there are OB practices where you check out from your first prenatal visit and the receptionist when they schedule the next one is also scheduling your C-section would you like to schedule you pick a for your C-section no disc no informed consent