The Dr and the hospital make more money on C-sections not to mention the convenience. I think litigation is a scapegoat for this.
Nope you are wrong. I know I deliver babies. Same payment (global fee) that covers the entire nine months of care plus 6 wk post -partum care. Doesn't matter if you come in and the baby if born in five minutes or if I'm up for 24 hours worring my head off and finally have to do a c-section. I get paid the same. The hopital however does get paid differently (except Medicaid really pays them very poorly which is one reason everyone else pays more).