The CS rate is now on the decline in the US, I will see if I can find the source for that tidbit, but I read it in the last few months. So I like to hope that the message is getting out there women ourselves must take back not only the power, but the responsibilty, of birth and pregnancy choices. I agree with PZ. In this day and age, there is no excuse for a middle class woman not to use the information she has free and very easy access to to inform and empower herself.
I heard that somewhere too Lime about the declining c/s rate. I completely agree it is so easy to find information yourself these days. I guess not everyone is motivated to, or maybe it just doesn't occur to them to do so. It doesn't help that mainstream TV shows and movies etc still hardly ever portray a natural birth. You get more laughs from the comical 'I want drugs or a c/s one' so with that and consulting with your OB, and there are fewer that will lead you in the direction of natural, or even give you both sides of the coin. Hopefully the change will start with the doctors and nurses and filter through.