Hoobly - you make a really great point about control. In labour, I found I coped best and things progressed well when I let go and surrendered to it.
If I'm honest, I have to say that I do remember thinking during pg, when facing the uncertainty of labour and birth and worrying about what might go wrong, that perhaps a c/s would be better, for that sense (though perhaps illusionary) of control and certainty about what would happen. On reflection I decided the cons definitely outweighed the pros for me.