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About half of the states in the United States have had noneconomic damage caps in place for at least 8 years. National aggregate data shows that women are just as… Click to show full abstract
About half of the states in the United States have had noneconomic damage caps in place for at least 8 years. National aggregate data shows that women are just as likely to give birth by cesarean section (C-section) in states with damage caps as in ones without. For the most recent year studied, the national C-section rate for births in states with damage caps was 33.04% compared with a 32.10% ratefor births in states without caps. Other initiatives (malpractice insurance reform, accessible public disclosure of hospital C-section rates, and improved compensation for vaginal delivery) should be considered to reduce C-section rates.
Journal Title: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Year Published: 2023
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