What are the benefits of a C-section (for the mum)?

Yes, the mother can have some control over childbirth and rest assured that she's in safe hands unlike in vaginal delivery where anything might go wrong anytime. Second, healing is different — the mother has a cut/stitch in the lower abdomen but her private parts are still intact the way before childbirth. Natural birth involves some tearing of the vagina and sex is painful for some time. It usually takes some months before regular sex life is revived. In case of c-section, after the stitches have healed and uterus has gone back to normal size, with the go-ahead of the ob/gyn, pre-delivery sex life can be enjoyed.

Off the top of my head, a major benefit for a woman to go through elective c-section would be having some form of control over the birth of her baby, in an otherwise unpredictable experience. Knowing the date of your baby's birth will allow you to plan more easily for family help, work leave, and other post-baby needs. However, like everything else, there can be complications with c-section and it is not a perfect situation. Healing takes a longer time since it is surgical precision and no matter how well you planned your c-section, anything can happen and having flexible back-up plans will help.