Obstetric violence is the last socially acceptable form of violence against women

[NibliaBiblia]

Just what the title says.
I was physically forced onto my back in labour. Friend of mine had her waters broken without even being told they were about to do it and then was refused a ceasearean for hours after she said she needed one. One born every minute they just tell women what's going to happen and then do it. Another woman I know was verbally coerced into giving birth on her back in stirrups. Every time someone at work is pregnant somebody asks if they're "allowed" to do xyz.
And then things like cesareans without anaesthesia, cervical exams when the woman is saying to stop, episiotomy without warning, being belittled or spoken down to I haven't heard from women I know personally but definitely do happen.
And when a woman talks about feeling traumatised or violated there's always multiple people popping up to say that's normal, she should count her blessings, she should be grateful, etc.

This is why I had sections. I didn’t want to go through the chaos, brutality and long term consequences of vaginal birth.

Frankly I think that you are cuckoo

I really think "random" doctors and midwives have much more expertise in successfully keeping the mother alive and delivering a baby who is alive than any mother-to-be (unless they are also an experienced obstetrician or midwife).

I think the same, when I got to the pushing part of labour I completely freaked.. Mid wife would count down 3,2,1 push and I clamped my legs shut. I was told very firmly that I was distressing my baby by doing this and that if I didn’t stop the doctor would have to get the baby out for me, one look at the forceps made me push.
I wasn’t being difficult on purpose, I was scared and to be honest off my trolly on gas and air, if I hadn’t cooperated and pushed I don’t know if they really would have used forceps to get the baby out for me but if they had I’m sure it’s because they were telling the truth and the baby needed to come.

And if one of them is telling me it's an emergency I'm going to do what they say. But I was not in an emergency situation and it doesn't sound like anyone else who has commented on this thread about what was done to them was in an emergency situation either.