No I don't agree that women are choosing those c/s Catherine. I have seen many births and I hear about them, women are trying to avoid inductions and c/s all the time, but I have seen the strongest women buckle when they have obs or midwives tell them that their baby might die - yes they say this in labour contrary to certain situations. One woman was having an induction and they booked her in after the long weekend. Once she was in for it, they pressured her to have the drip, the baby might die, we don'tunderstand this condition yada yada... well if they were so concerned why did they wait over the long weekend? They are not all as innocent as you think and some Obs even admit that other Obs do certain things. WOmen being booked in for c/s with low lying placenta at 13 weeks! Would you argue with your degree laden Ob? No, of course he knows better. But we know, a uterus does most of its growing in the bottom segment late in pregnancy... so it was completely unjustified.

You really need to work or see the industry in action for yourself... it is an eye-opener and I had no idea until I became a doula.

I am confident your opinion will change after labour. Not to be like those who don't like c/s but you can't look at it and judge without having been in it. And I am in it 2-3 times a month.