I was born by cesarean and just barely avoided a C-section myself

My mother was pregnant with me in 1978. Labor induction was unusual, and so the weeks ticked by past her due date until finally, at almost 44 weeks, she went to the hospital to be induced. About 18 hours later, she had developed a fever, my heart rate was high, and the doctor called for a c-section. Fast forward to 2003: I was pregnant with my first baby, and my biggest fear was having a c-section. And I had a birth plan: don’t get an epidural. That was it.