Your case is exceptional la because the baby is not in up side down position. If all things are OK, like the baby is in a proper position, blood pressure is OK, etc., then no 開刀. It is because 開刀 is very expensive. In normal circumstances, government hospital will not allow people to choose this method if all things are OK.
By the way, if one do 開刀 in a private hospital with a good doctor, the wound will be smaller. That is also one of the factors in choosing the hospital.