Do obstetricians sometimes suggest c sections for babies measuring exceptionally big?

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Does this actually happen? I have you ever heard of an obstetrician suggesting a c section because a baby was measuring exceptionally big?

In my case, it was in the context of discussing shoulder dystocia risks. I was under midwife care and had to see and obstetrician to discuss these risks in detail.

My baby is over 95th centile and I've previously had a shoulder dystocia but nobody has suggested a c-section. I am however being induced early.

I was offered the choice of a c section or an induction for DS who measured over the 95th centile ( I have previous history of a traumatic foreceps delivery with DD who got stuck )

No me, but friends of mine who have had babies under private obstetricians have. They were all told baby was measuring big and then the doctor found another reason to medically justify a c-section.

It should be discussed as a balance of risks like all medical procedures giving you the risks and benefits of each option....

As a slight counter to the experiences above, my sister had the second largest baby ever delivered vaginally in their local maternity unit at the time - 10-11lbs if i recall correctly.

It does happen but the growth scans are very inaccurate. My DD who was transverse was 9lb. I had to have a c sec with her and then with DS I insisted on another c sec. They were adament it was another 9lb baby after the scan but I knew he was massive. He was 11lb1 with the largest head circumfrance they had ever recorded

My friend had one because her baby was big.

Yes csection 38 weeks due to previous shoulder dystocia.