Interventions: The Falling Cascade

Medical interventions can happen quite frequently when working with the elderly population.  Sometimes, they are very necessary.  Other times, they inadvertently lead to a really poor outcome for the person.

For instance, my wife and I were planning a natural childbirth, one with as small amount of medical interventions as necessary.  Why would one want to forgo the wonders that modern medicine can provide?  It was because of the cascade of interventions during labor.