yep, it is nice to avoid if possible. Can't always though, so it is very nice to have the option.Dd1 had an emergency section and experienced everything except infection. He was 3 months pre term.
Our last (kid 5) was a c. Placenta abrupta. Kid probably would have been retarded if we had gone natural. With the C the edges of the placenta managed to hold on until the kid got cut out.