Today the situation has gotten better because of pre-birth examinations and improvements in medical treatment. Nevertheless, natural birth for a first-time mother takes an average of 12 hours, far more than a Cesarean operation, which usually takes one hour. In this modern day when people increasingly treasure the lives of mothers and their unborn babies, considering the dangers involved, the motivations to choose a Cesarean have increased.
雖然這種情況近年已因產前檢查普及與醫療進步而獲改善，但是，比較起來，自然生產第一胎的平均生產時間長達約十二小時，而剖腹產的手術過程只要約一小時，在現代人越來越珍視母親與胎兒生命安全的情況下，基於風險性的考量，剖腹產被選擇的機會就大增。