Impact of birth injuries/prolapse etc

[QuentinSummers]

Just read this article in the Guardian and am shocked by just how prevalent prolapse are. This is a feminist issue surely?
Timely for me because I have some kind of issue and don't want to go to the doctor
amp.theguardian.com/us-news/commentisfree/2017/dec/28/vaginal-health-post-partum-maternity-rectocele

Not read through the thread yet but I still have pain and discomfort with my episiotomy scar six years on :/
The immediate recovery was also nothing short of absolute agony for a fortnight.
I do wonder if the lack of truth is also to do with trying to make vaginal birth seem as appealing as possible compared to a C-section. Obviously a section is major surgery and many would not opt for one anyway, but surely more women would consider the option if they were given the full facts on vaginal birth risks?

Also for me, after the bad experience with forceps, I did consider an ELCS but decided against.

Instead, I talked through with a midwife and had a birth plan that stated if complications arose I wanted to divert to a c-section straight away and would not consent to attempts with forceps/ventouse (unless a section was absolutely physically impossible). DC2 briefly went into distress and the team were very supportive of this decision when working out a plan. Luckily things smoothed out and I had a straightforward vaginal birth with no intervention.

I think a lot of women don't realise you have these kind of rights and can make decisions about your birth and labour, which is why many feel like an ELCS is the only way. Were told not to bother with a birth plan and discouraged from doing any of our own research.