"Recovery was fine. Wife up and walking at the end of the first day."

So, exactly like a vaginal birth (speaking from my own experience) ;-) I don't understand the big fuss - sure it hurts, but it's endurable. And for the child there are benefits to being born vaginally.

Of course, everyone is free to do as they see fit, but I am very happy and proud of my Klingon birth experience :D

How long were you in labour? My niece was in labour for about 35 hours. Coworkers wife was in labour for over 40 hours before resorting to C-section. Most people I know who went natural had a horrible horrible experience. When you hear stories like that, and the complications, etc. natural sounds crazy scary.

For my wife she was scared of natural birth so we elected for C-section and that was far less scary for her and she smashed through it without complaint. But her friend living in France was forced to do natural. If they have a second she’s flying back to Taiwan for the 2nd because the whole experience of natural and the horrible experience of staff at the hospital put her off wanting to do it there again.

In asia, woman are doled on from the moment they enter the hospital. Natural or surgery they stay for 3-5 days in the hospital. Unlike a lot of the west where people are sent home the next day.