I find it interesting that the thought of scheduling a c-section (without needing one) angers so many. I honestly don't know how many women do it, and I don't know ACOG's take on it. Is this within the realm of the standard of care in the US? I personally don't care one way or another as long as the mother is allowed to at least try to have the labor and delivery experience she seeks (with the outcome being a healthy baby, of course).
I had a nurse midwife friend who told me once that many women of higher socio-economic classes in South America choose a scheduled c-section because they don't want to get stretched out "down there." Please don't flame--I'm not the professional so I don't know if this is true or an urban legend--but I thought it was a perspective we don't hear much about in the US.
I had a nurse midwife friend who told me once that many women of higher socio-economic classes in South America choose a scheduled c-section because they don't want to get stretched out "down there." Please don't flame--I'm not the professional so I don't know if this is true or an urban legend--but I thought it was a perspective we don't hear much about in the US.