The "risks" of vaginal birth are probably more due to the mismanagement of the birth, than the fact that it was vaginal. We're always reading here about the cascade of intervention.. and that is probably what results in us hearing more 'horrible' birth stories when going vaginal.

But it only makes sense that major abdominal surgery would have greater risk than letting the body do it's thing (without interference). I too was wondering if the c/s risks were similar to other surgeries.