Bringing babies to biomedicine?

I arrive back in the village this summer to some great news- one of my good friends, and a primary informant, is expecting a baby! Great news! Excited, I ask for all the details. He tells me that the doctor has told his wife that she would need to go to the hospital in a town about 4 hours drive away and deliver by Caesarian section. He wants to know if I could give them a ride in my truck when the time comes. He seems disappointed by the doctor’s pronouncement and I want to reassure him that I will help facilitate the best outcome for the family. I want to do anything that I can to help out but I’m not sure what that is. I am concerned about the increasing rate of C-sections that are not medically necessary and I value the traditional home-birthing practices still prominent in the village. However, I want my friends to have the best possible care for their child and I want to give them help in whatever form they ask for it if it’s in my power. For my research, it’s best to not interfere with whatever they want to do, but how do I not interfere? It seems like, whatever I choose, someone’s values are compromised.

I am having an ethical dilemma!