Here in New Zealand we have the same freak-out art...

Here in New Zealand we have the same freak-out articles appearing in our newspapers from time to time, about how the 'elective' c-section rate is rising due to us 'cowardly' women wanting to take the easy way out. What really angers me about it is that the commentators take the term 'elective' literally. Here, it simply means that the woman was not in established labour when the decision was made to have a c-section. According to my medical record my c-section was 'elective'... in truth it was decided upon only a few hours prior, due to complications which meant my babies (twins) needed to be born sooner rather than later.