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Several years ago, one of my mother's very good friends married a total "back to nature" man who insisted when she became pregnant, that they do a natural, unassisted childbirth at their home in the woods with no running water or electricity.
The baby was breech. After several hours of excruciating pain, severe blood loss, and a clumsy (yet eventually successful) attempt to correct the baby's position, the mother died. The baby was delivered a few short seconds after the mother's death. The baby had suffocated during the repositioning.
This was their first child, so they did not have the experience that Jenny Hatch has, but even so, if it's so natural, normal, and peaceful, why does experience even matter?
Personally, I will have an "elective" c-section if/when I ever have a child, because I have severe bladder problems as it is, and having discussed it with my doctor, we determined that the process of giving birth vaginally would require me to wear Depends for the rest of my life. Call me selfish if you want.
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