Obstetrics rampant misinformation

Don’t get prenatal care - your doctor is just trying to find a reason to trick you into getting a section so that they can make more money.

I’m on an L&D block so of course I’m talking about pregnancy, labor, delivery, etc. a ton, and my internet searches are the same. This has caused my social media algorithms to become flooded with pregnancy and labor content and holy shit the amount of insane misinformation and anti-medicine bullshit that’s being pushed to people is terrifying. The number of (let’s just say) providers and mommy blogs spewing what I can only describe as conspiracy theories is astounding… and FERVENTLY, like they alone can stop the onslaught of greedy physicians seeking to butcher American mothers.

Look, I know we don’t do this particular piece of medicine super well in America, and some populations are getting relatively horrific care, but a return to the 18th century is not what we need. God bless the docs who deliver in this climate, I sure wouldn’t want to.