In reference to the OP again... I just remembered a dinner we were at recently where my H and I were laughing about some of the gory bits of our son's birth (like the mooshed up head) and one of the other ladies said "Well I'm going to have a c-section" in a tone that made me feel she implying I had been irresponsible to my baby's health and a little uncouth to have had a natural birth. So I think it really depends who you talk to about what sort of pressure you may feel. I tried to say that a natural birth was still preferable to a c-sect but no, her friend's had had c-sects and all recovered beautifully.