Why I can't talk to hospital moms anymore.

I have a friend that just delivered a beautiful, long-awaited (10 years in the making!) little boy this week. I'm of course beyond thrilled for her, but I got a look at her birth photos today and spent the next hour steaming mad! Here she is, with this so desperately desired little boy, and her first sight of him is her husband holding the baby near her face while the docs sew her stomach up. She's not home yet, and it's been awhile since we were super close, so I'll leave it alone and just try to avoid learning anything about her birth and doing anything but congratulating her on her sweet baby because she doesn't need to hear me rant about the huge c-section rates at the local hospital and how hers was most likely unnecessary, etc. I'm not what you would call a feminist, but I can't understand how a woman (generally speaking now, not aiming this at this particular person) can turn something as important as their reproductive rights and future over to someone else without taking any hand in the decision making process! Too many women nowadays seem to revert to childhood (unquestioningly allowing someone else to make their decisions) when it comes to having a baby..well, the doctor says this and the hospitals brochures agree so it must be right. How can a 32% c-section rate be right, when according to the World Health Organization it should be less than 10%? I could go on forever on this particular subject, but I won't. It will just get me all riled up again, and John shouldn't have to deal with that:)