A study on births in a Buenos Aires health center revealed that one in 10 women already requests a cesarean section on demand. Experts explain the reasons why more mothers choose to avoid natural childbirth.

And they warn about the benefits of this for the baby and the mother. “Although he insisted, I completely refused. I had decided: she was going to be a mother by cesaran section and not by natural birth.” Daniela Adamo, mother of Juan Martín.