I guess the term "name & SHAME" might be wrong..There is no shame in having had or even chosing a C/S if it is truely an informed choice that is RIGHT for you, (although Im really not sure why women would choose to be sliced open with its associated risks for mother & baby, which are 3x higher than the risks of vaginal birth) and there is no shame in doctors who are using this life saving technology APPROPRIATELY! I think each OB should be required to do an annual report of their statistics and outcomes. I mean FFS even our primary school has to publish an annual report including outcomes. why are these OB's so special, that they dont think women are capable of reading and comparing information, after all we do it all the time , for fridges, cars, schools, TV's etc, etc, etc and those things arent even as important as our births.

But as Kelly points out, the WHO rate is inclusive of emergencies..honestly there is no other medical reason for having a planned one except rare instances of placenta praevia.