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I am a registered nurse. There is no difference between a scheduled CS and an "emergency" CS, the incisions are the same, they are done the same way. If an "emergency" CS is done after hours of labor the Mom may be very tired and not is top condition. A good OB MD will monitor labor carefully and will not wait to do a CS until it becomes a frantic affair. On a rare occasion a CS may be a life-or-death emergency, but that can happen in a planned CS also, there are no guarantees. Although asking others is OK, I advice expectant mothers to get themselves well educated on childbirth and CS by asking a good OB MD and his/her office nurse lots of questions, take a childbirth course, and get confidence and make your own decision. My personal experience with 2 children born by natural childbirth without anesthetic was the best thing that ever happened to me, and I pity women who have CS. But, do not base your decision on what others tell you about their experience. Every woman's pregnancy and childbirth experience is unique. All women LOVE to tell their stories, and many exaggerate what they went through, either because they actually remember it that way, or because it is like soldiers telling war stories, getting bigger than life with each reiteration. Don't let these stories scare you or determine what you decide to do. If you ask your OB MD/nurse, take a childbirth cla__s, get educated, and take control of your body and your childbirth, then you will be best able to go through your experience without fear or panic and it will be the best experience you can make it be.