I agree – I saw that firsthand with the whole gestational diabetes experience earlier in the pregnancy – They did one big observational study and changed the gestational diabetes screening and diagnostic guidelines, leading to a huge number of women being flagged with the disease. And in the end, there’s no actual clinical data showing that all these extra women being flagged improves outcomes.
One of my big pet peeves is labeling a patient “non-compliant” – because someone doesn’t blindly do what you say about their own body they’re somehow a problem patient?
So I am definitely not arguing that all these various rules, checkpoints, guidelines etc. are perfect.