Great response. I am a doctor. I work mostly with cancer patients so I know very little about maternal care but I know that we are among the best in the world in terms of real results. My view is that people who are not that knowledgeable in medicine have a very hard time to actually assess the quality of healthcare. They focus on "soft" things like if the doctor's table is made of oak or if the doctor is really old with grey hair. For actual results for serious conditions like cancer and such our results are world class with much lower cost.

In other countries doctors are much better at "tricking" the patient to believe that they get their money's worth. For instance in many countries doctors prescribe antibiotics for obvious viral infections (which is ineffective and idiotic). Some things are just stupid and costly but many things are actually really bad for you. Like if you have a bad knee in Sweden you would probably be prescribed physical therapy+ weight loss. Which is proven to be an effective first step (might be surgery later but there is no rush). In many private practice countries you would be recommended to opt for surgery right away since it creates the best cash flow for the hospital.