The hospital I work at has a 25% c section rate. My aunt had two sections, as did another aunt. I have tons of friends who have had them and several close friends who were born that way. You must not get out much.
Well, how NICE for you,working in a hospital. The doctors, nurses and such ARE a very special breed of people, GOOD, dedicated professionals.
I DO get out, but HOSPITALS aren't places I CHOOSE to go to. I avoid them like the plague. It IS where babies are born but they are also places for the sick and dying. They also have a smell (beyond disinfectant) that is unique, not in a particularly nice sense.
NOT my favorite places to visit.
I'm glad your TONS of friends had C sections. Well, really I'm not. Having surgery isn't something to be glad for, C section or not.
I TRULY admire the professionals who work there. Better them than me. Horrible places they are, but necessary. I am extremely thankful that I don't work in one and don't YET have to be in one. Someday...but until then, ixnay.
I do visit my friends/family who have to be there. When I first went there, eons ago, the head nurse took one look at me and thought I was the sick one. The smell and such of it all made me so ill/queasy that the nurse thought I was the patient. She did bring me some water...and I was most grateful. TOO many of my family and friends to visit in my life.
I have seen an orthopedic surgeon for my replaced hips years ago. He is a MARVEL. I call him Dr. Whirlwind. When I visited him I would ask the nurses if Dr. Whirlwind was in yet. They all laughed and KNEW whom I was talking about.