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I've heard of US women who request (and are granted) inductions because:
the baby is due on January 4th, but if it's born in December, they can claim
a deduction for the whole prior year on their federal income taxes
the baby is due on September 4th, but September 1st is the cut-off for going
to kindgarden (free public education) 5 years down the line, so they ask for
an induction on August 31st so they won't have to pay for another year of
child care
the baby is due on April 1st (April Fool's Day) or Christmas or the 4th of
July, and they request an induction so the baby won't have to share their
birthday with a holiday
the baby is due in mid-March, but they want an induction so the baby will be
born during the zodiac sign Aquarius (my favorite excuse)
the baby is induced because the mother's favorite OB in the practice she
goes to will be out of town for the baby's due date
Is it medical malpractice if the doctor goes along with the mother's
frivolous request, or is it only medical malpractice if the induction is
forced on the mother for the doctor's convenience?
I recall an article about a controversy at an OB/GYN conference in Kansas
City in the past year or so, where the doctors were arguing about whether
women should have the right to elective C-sections if they simply felt like
having them. Those in favor argued that women should have the right to
schedule their births.
Kathy Dettwyler
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