Charli'smumma,

yeah I was shocked by the desire for elective c/s in my class too, as when I had my 3 older kids, it was not the norm at all. Of course, with Charlie, I went to a private hospital, where I had my first 3 at a public hospital, and I assume that made all the difference.

What is worrying though is that in my class of 10, 8 ended up having c/s, and in your class, 6 (or 7?) out of 10 did too. That's a pretty extraordinarily high percentage of women who apparently 'couldn't' have vaginal births, don't you think?
Sushee your last sentence hits it on the head. That's exactly the problem. And for the billionth time I've said this here I think, it's not the women, it's the doctors who are telling them they 'have to have' a caesarean section. A very small proportion of women choose to have elective caesareans. Most are told they need them because of high heads, small pelvis, etc etc etc., however women also need to take responsibility for their choices too. While healthy low-risk women continue to choose inappropriate caregivers for the pregnancy and birth, the section rate will continue to climb. It's that simple. Hire a lawyer, get legal advice. Hire a Surgeon, get surgery.

Peace, out