Yes, but for what purpose?
For the very purpose of 'getting the birth you want'. If I want an intervention-free birth, I will not go to a hospital where the c/s rate is abnormally high.
i think if you are after a vaginal birth, then choose to birth at home or in a birth centre, then there's the least likely opportunatey of an unnecessary c/s
That's not fair! I can't afford to birth at home (can't afford the pvt midwife who's services wouldn't be covered under my health fund), and the closest birth centre to me is a good drive away and very popular. Why don't I have the right to choose to birth in a hospital AND have a low or intervention-free birth?
This is kind of academic because I am fortunate enough to have had and currently have low risk pregnancies, so I can go through the public system and see midwives. This is my way of minimising intervention. However, were I to need the services of an OB because of a higher risk pg, then I would want to choose a place where my desire for low intervention would be respected. Surely I have that right?