Defensive medical care (doctor's induced suggestions to avoid disputes from difficult vaginal delivery), beliefs that CS can improve postnatal quality of life are also the common providers' perceptions on CS prescription [ 54].
Additionally, results from the qualitative study performed by our research team revealed that request for an auspicious birth date, provider-induced demand due to provider payment mechanisms and revenue-related bonus payments, as well as defensive medical care all contributed for the women's decision of CD [ 43].
"On the stock side, you want to be very defensive — utilities, health care, consumer staples.
Instead of being defensive, evolutionists who care about the education of young people should welcome opposing views into the classroom.
"If you're going to increase your bet toward defensive sectors, health care is the one we like the most," he said, because of its stability and growth.
The ruling puts Mr. Obama on the defensive over health care at a time when he would rather be talking about the economy and forging a relationship with the newly empowered Republicans in Congress.
They said they were also aware that because of the legal battles pending, they were seeking to put Mr. Gore on the defensive while taking care not to appear too presumptuous in reacting to the certification with balloons and ballyhoo.
Faced with a numerically superior, but less experienced enemy, the Company assumed a defensive position, taking care to select a battleground that favoured them.
