We as women need to own the process & experience. That isn't to read some literature of either support or denigration of natural birth and make a decision. It's about really going inside. Thinking about what birth is and means. What you need to feel safe & supported & seeking that out. Demanding that. Interview your care providers. You are paying them. If they fall short - you need another. You are employing them. If their practice doesn't suit you - seek one that has ethos you agree with.
Inanna I think in effect we are saying the same thing, because I could write the same paragraph myself... except you're adding a clause that it should be vaginal (except in emergency).