CSections scare the hell out of me. I very first elective caesarean I saw the woman died of an embolism. She left behind 4 beautiful children. The baby never got to even hear her mammas voice or feel her loving touch. She died on the operating table. So if we are going to talk about choice, let's talk about the baby's choice, I bet that baby would of wanted a mother to grow up with but instead she was denied that basic human necessity. We rave on and on about mothers choice but frequently forget the inocent passenger. Another complication that could have been easily avoided through spontaneous physiological labour.

I urge women who choose csection to explore those reasons and seek counselling and work through those feelings whether it be fear or otherwise. At the end of the day we all want healthy live babies (and mums), and caesarean's aren't the best way to achieve that.

Read Michael Odent's "THE CAESAREAN", a very knowledgeable man and a great book.


In the right place caesareans' can save lives, but they can also kill people, lets not forget that.

I agree with Lisa Barrett, birth is birth is birth. But somehow society is failing women into letting us believe that women should have choice in these matters. The same can be said about formula feeding. I can't imagine any baby putting up their hand and saying, yep I'll have that and start life with a less than perfect start to life. We need to support each other in working through our fears, concerns, worries and doing it together. Not just supporting by saying, it's ok you did your best. That is such a weak comment which no one benefits from. We would do better if we could come to a forum like this and help each other deal with our problems rather than white wash over them.