A 44-year-old member asked:

Most in the natural childbirth community say obgyns don't practice evidence based medicine. is this true?

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Dr. Vanita Patelanswered

Obstetrics and Gynecology 24 years experience

No : That is untrue. We do practice evidence based medicine and the decision about the mode of delivery is made on an individual patient baises.

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