My SIL, on the other hand, had her second son vaginally. He weighed almost 10lb and got stuck in the birth canal. During labor, six nurses came into the room and two basically body-slammed my SIL’s belly to get him out. Thank God, he was not injured in the process but that’s not the case for many other children.

I have a friend who had an emergency c/s after hours of labor. She was not prepared mentally for the possibility of abdominal surgery, was terrified throughout the process, and developed severe post-partum depression afterwards.

I’m not saying that everyone should have a c/s. That’s as irresponsible as saying that nobody should have a planned c/s. But I strongly believe that women need to be educated about the possibility of a c/s and be able to make an informed decision.

To me, the whole anti-c/s movement is the same as the breastfeeding movement. The pendulum swings every 30 years or so. I was horribly depressed that I wasn’t able to breastfeed my daughter because of all the propaganda telling me that she would have all sorts of illnesses as well as be unable to truly bond with me. A year and a half later, she has hardly ever been sick and adores both of her parents.