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I see a lot of people in this thread idly sniping talking points on the benefits of vaginal delivery, insurance/costs, etc. - illustrating the point in your last paragraph.

My son and wife's lives were saved by a C-section three weeks ago. Watching that fetal heart rate monitor dip to zero and then slowly, unsteadily rise back up over and over again was the hardest thing I've ever done. The hospital staff pushed us to do a vaginal birth the whole time. I understand and appreciate what they did, but at the same time I hope there is a better way, because in hindsight I would have never put my wife and son through this again.

This isn't a programming language preference. If you don't know the details of clinical practices around C-section, if you're not an expert or a patient, then you really shouldn't be pushing your opinion on others. Refrain.