This reluctance to talk positively about Caesareans has forced them to the periphery of antenatal education.
The NCT called for urgent action to reduce Caesareans to World Health Organization recommended levels of 10-15% of births.
Among those who underwent Caesareans, emergency procedures were more likely than planned procedures.
The researchers conclude that significantly fewer babies would develop breathing problems if elective Caesareans were put off until 39 weeks gestation.
Caesareans had Dave Gorman to thank in reaching 98, as he hit more than half their total with an unbeaten 52.
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence is considering new guidelines on Caesareans.
Or worse, caesareans were commonly implemented by inexperienced and inept doctors when panic and the fear of a malpractice lawsuit set in.
Mrs Every said the patterns in daily births were likely to continue, as procedures such as elective caesareans were not wanted at weekends.
Despite all the scare stories in the papers, most women have a perfectly normal pregnancy and birth, without the need for emergency operations or caesareans.
Health boards have been asked to produce plans on reducing caesareans.
There are fewer elective caesareans and induced labours at weekend.
More than half of these were emergency Caesareans, but despite this experts have been calling for measures to reduce numbers of elective Caesareans, warning it is a major operation.
Study leader Dr Qiuying Yang, from the University of Ottawa, said the study was the largest to date and showed an important link between caesareans and subsequent pregnancy complications.
But all too often the risks of vaginal birth are significantly downplayed while Caesareans are portrayed as an intervention to avoid wherever possible, with those planning a Caesarean labelled selfish or "too posh to push".
Women who gave birth naturally on average spent one day in hospital after the delivery, those who needed instruments took two days to be discharged, and those who underwent caesareans did not go home for four days on average.
In the case of Caesareans, knowing how to prepare for the procedure, being aware of the opportunities open to them during surgery, learning alternative positions for breastfeeding and ways to improve recovery can all radically improve the experience for many women, even if a Caesarean was not their original preference.
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