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Actually I suspect you might find it more difficult in NSW as there was a lot of publicity (in 2007/2008?) when the health dept there published a new policy about doing C/Sects only for medical reasons in the public hospital system there.

I've had a bit of a trawl around on the SA dept of health website and this is the only guideline I've been able to find, and it makes mention of maternal request C/S but doesn't indicate any policy of refusing such requests, so you might find it's quite possible. When I was pregnant I rang the local public hospital and spoke with the midwife in charge of the maternity ward, and discussed it with her. I'm sure you could do the same with whatever hospital you are thinking of going to, and it would save a lot of speculation and asking around. Your GP might be able to answer this too, if you're doing shared care.

ETA - Miss H I had an elective C/S in a public hospital in Canberra, which I asked for. It was considered medically appropriate because I was genuinely traumatised by my first birth which was grossly medically mishandled. (But I didn't know that at the time of my request). I was able to describe the impact that trauma had on me for a long time after the birth.