If its worth the risk to you then who cares what anyone thinks? The risks need to be said though, so everyone can make an informed decision and clearly, something is going on which is resulting in more c/s - we have a long way down to be at an acceptable level - what else will bring the rate down but knowing the risks? It's like induction - if you know the risks and it's worth it (i.e. urgent situations, psychological) then that's all that matters. But someone has to be allowed to mention it or the c/s will continue to skyrocket as will the stats, and dead mothers and babies. The US has the highest rate of this in the developed world - so its not the 'poor' and 'unhygenic' countries that are skewing stats here!
C/S and induction should be seen and treated as the major surgery it is to keep things in perspective. How do you tell a father whose wife has gone in for a c/s where they have been told there are very little risks when his wife arrests on the table or haemorrages? Or like a client of mine, went into surgery to stop the bleeding after an induction and ended up waking up being told she had no uterus? Small risks... big consequences. My client didn't have surgery complication - but no matter what we NEED to know realities which are not always as rare as we think. Yes it's scary and that sucks. But what's more scary is never knowing in the first place and it coming as a completely unexpected surprise. Lots of law suits I would imagine.
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