2% of c/s are as a result of maternal request.

It's the rise in unplanned, not-desired c/s as a result of the medicalisation of birth, that is causing so many women to experience c/s as 'negative' (well, it was, for them - understandably).

C/s is available as a funded option.

Homebirth, another effective way to avoid birth trauma, is not available as a funded option.

The cultures where women are more liberated have very high rates of homebirth and as a result, excellent peri-natal stats. The cultures where women are more oppressed (I'm talking 'first world' here,) such as Brazil, have the highest rates of c/s and intervention.

While we applaud c/s, including elective c/s, as an option, to have that available but homebirth, and other midwifery-model approaches to birth less available or accessible, is hardly liberating.