 What risk, according to the author, is increased by practitioners who are wary of performing C-sections?
Obstetrics for beginners It's my first go at delivering a baby by caesarean section – and the foetal head is impacted, jammed in its mother's pelvis. To be honest I'm struggling. Incisions have been made in the lower part of the mother's abdomen and womb. I've pushed my gloved hand inside and managed to slide my fingers between the baby's head and the surrounding uterine tissue. But it's difficult. The baby is tightly wedged in. I've had to push hard to get my hand to the far side of its head, and even though I'm now cupping and grasping it in the approved manner, I can't seem to pull it out. Dare I grip its head more firmly? Dare I pull harder? The baby's mother – she's called Debra – remains impassive throughout these agonised fumblings. Her face reveals nothing of what she may be feeling. But then Debra has no feelings. Indeed she has no face… So you can stop worrying.
 They could increase the prevalence of impaction and, therefore, challenging births
 They could be sued for malpractice if the fetus does not survive childbirth  They could be sued for malpractice if the mother does not survive childbirth  They could increase the prevalence of impaction and, therefore, challenging births  They could accidentally make the incision in the wrong location, necessitating further costly surgeries