To push or not to push: Mother-child considerations as C-section deliveries rise

Childbirth is no fun, but some scars and pains can make it worse. At a time when insurers say they have seen a jump in Cesarean section deliveries, commonly referred to as C-sections, accounting for close to 70 percent of their maternity bills, we ask women if given an option they would give birth naturally or surgically.

“I would rather have five elective C-sections [where a woman chooses the date of delivery through surgery] than crawl on my knees due to labour pains,” says Mary Ng’ang’a.