In the latest edition of Hello! Christina Aguilera talks about having an elective caesar because she was too scared to give birth vaginally. She says:"I'd heard horror stories about tearing. I really wanted a calm and peaceful environment. I didn't want any surprises."
Uh huh. Calm and peaceful is pretty easy when you can't feel the lower half of your body and there is a big screen shielding you from the view of your own body splayed open. Sure, squeezing a big baby from a tiny opening and tearing is no walk in the park, but one wonders why the thought of having one's abdominal muscles cut in half isn't viewed as a far more horrifying prospect?
Image: Caesarean, 1666 http://www.washington.edu/alumni/columns/sept00/delivery4.html
