I am one of three sisters and I also have a SIL. Between us we have six children. We all live in major cities with access to all possible health care options. Three were c/s and three were VBs. interestingly, every one of the c/s was in a private hospital. Two of the VBs were in a public hospital and my DD2 at home.

Of the c/ss, one was 'elective' on the advice of a risk-averse ob, one followed an induction and another the usual cascade of intervention in a private hospital. In the care of midwives, the other three births were completely problem-free and intervention-free (one a 'risky' VBAC).

Choose your care providers carefully, as well as where you give birth. Unfortunately, the statistics do represent the majority of women.