In the USA, OBG has for this reason been listed as a high-risk profession with frequent malpractice suits. This is one reason why the USA ranks number one in Cesareans among all the developed nations. The most common reason that their doctors are sued is for not performing a Cesarean.
在美國，婦產科也因此被列為醫療訴訟頻繁的高風險行業，這也是美國的剖腹產率在先進國家中排名第一的原因之一，他們的醫生因醫療過失被控告的最普遍原因，就是未能及時進行剖腹產。