<Dd> Infertility, which may end when adhesions distort the tissues of the ovaries and tubes, impeding the normal passage of the egg (ovum) from the ovary to the uterus . One in five infertility cases may be adhesion related (stoval) </Dd> <Dd> Chronic pelvic pain, which may result when adhesions are present in the pelvis . Almost 50% of chronic pelvic pain cases are estimated to be adhesion related (stoval) </Dd> <Dd> Small bowel obstruction--the disruption of normal bowel flow, which can result when adhesions twist or pull the small bowel . </Dd> <P> The risk of adhesion formation is one reason why vaginal delivery is usually considered safer than elective caesarean section where there is no medical indication for section for either maternal or fetal reasons . </P>

Which of the following is characteristic of caesarean delivery in canada