 It is, however, known that the procedure had been attempted for hundreds of years before it became accepted in the beginning of the twentieth century.In some Western societies, caesarean section is becoming more commonplace as vaginal births are seen by some as more difficult and painful.However, some also view them as stigmatized, or an undesirable alternative to "natural" birth, unassisted birth, and other non-surgical or less-interventionist approaches to birth.