Caesarean section: every woman's right to choose?

Until recently, doctors and patients have been united in wanting lower caesarean section rates. This is changing, and the concept of a more liberal patient-centred choice is gaining credence. Caesarean sections are no longer black and white decisions, but are becoming increasingly discretionary, based on maternal choice, their increasing safety for mother and baby, and recognition of the pelvic damage associated with vaginal birth.