Do you have any evidence for this claim? You seem to be making generalisations without any evidence at all. As a personal anecdote, I have several girl friends

Do you have any evidence for this claim? You seem to be making generalisations without any evidence at all. As a personal anecdote, I have several girl friends of childbearing age, who have stated a preference for C-sections for cosmetic reasons, as well as all the (rightly or wrongly) associated pain/complications with a natural birth. (e.g. tearing down there). So I wouldn't say it's completely unheard of. In contrast, my wife went with a natural birth. She's a vetinary surgeon though, and has done plenty of deliveries of both types, so I assumed she made that decision with some thought. She said the recovery period is much longer, and it'd be silly to risk surgery if you could possibly avoid it.