Mrs. W says:

An elective csection is ok when a mother has been provided with informed consent and determines it is in her own best interest or that of her baby. Seriously, why is it okay to judge when a csection is okay or not? There’s a lot of good reasons for a woman to prefer this method of delivery, just as there are a lot of good reasons that many women prefer a vaginal delivery. Further, it is never a foregone conclusion that recovery from a vaginal birth would be easier than recovery from an elective cesarean