My c-section was kind of planned, but probably not like what you mean. DD was not dropping and my ob/gyn argued something was blocking her from dropping. He offered to induce but argued that he would probably have to do a c-section anyway so I agreed to the c-section which was 2 days before she was due. Really glad I listened to him because her cord was wrapped around her shoulders, restricting her. I was shocked at the size of it, too. She was definitely getting all the needed nutrients from it. LOL