Women favor elective C-section over normal delivery

German researchers wrote in a new study that while the reasons women request them are clear, c-sections carry increased risks because of the nature of the procedure. The publication in the German Medical Association's journal - Deutsches Ärzteblatt International, hints that scientific progress, social and cultural changes, and, in particular, legal change have led to a fundamental change in attitudes to CS among patients and doctors.Giving birth via C-section has become common among women, but the World Health Organization (WHO) warns of the unwanted consequences of the procedure.
The UN agency says medically unnecessary c-sections should not be performed because c-section birth can lead to short- and long-term health problems for both the mother and child. In a statement released on Friday, WHO discouraged resorting to C-sections unless deemed necessary due to fetal distress, prolonged labor and the abnormal position of the baby.C-section is considered one of the most common surgeries done globally. 
Goal of this procedure is to safely deliver the baby if delivery through vaginal birth is not possible. the WHO, however, warns that c-section is linked with major complications, which include disability and death, and thus should ideally only be undertaken when medically necessary..In 1991, 15.1 percent of babies in Germany were born by c-section, a number that increased to 30.7 percent in 2012.
This, researchers write, despite the fact that less than 10 percent of the procedures were medically necessary.Rates around the world also have increased as Central American mothers have c-sections 31 percent of the time, 32.2 percent in the United States, and overall European rates are around 25 percent.

Researchers wrote that no difference in neonatal outcome was found between elective c-section and vaginal delivery, leading them to conclude that many are based on societal factors which may increase the risks of the procedure.Scientific advances, social and cultural changes, and medicolegal considerations seem to be the main reasons for the increased acceptibility of cesarean sections. Cesarean section is, however, associated with increased risks to both mother and child. It should only be performed when it is clearly advantageous.The international healthcare community has long considered 10-15 percent as the ideal number of c-section births per country, but while the surgery can prevent maternal and child death and morbidity, no evidence can show the benefits of the procedure for women and their babies who do not need c-section.

Women would rather have an elective Cesarean Section than a vaginal delivery, according to  research. A review of worldwide Cesarean Section data that shows the occurrence of the procedure has significantly increased because women favor them over vaginal delivery.