CESAREAN SECTION Definition & Meaning

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cesarean section

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A surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus, performed to deliver a fetus.

Cesarean section

Childbirth by surgical removal of the fetus through an incision made in the wall of the abdomen and in the uterus , usually used as an alternative when natural delivery through the vagina is considered risky. The number of Cesarean sections in the United States has increased sharply in recent years, causing concern among patients, surgeons, and insurers.

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Notes

The term derives from the traditional belief that Julius Caesar was born by this method.

The procedure is often referred to colloquially as a “C-section.”

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Gabriel was born by cesarean section on 2 June 2023 and has been in the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in Edinburgh ever since.

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Crain couldn’t sign consent forms for her care because of “extreme pain,” according to the records, so Fails signed a release for “unplanned dilation and curettage” or “unplanned cesarean section.”

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Dr. Barry Brock, a longtime physician who has advertised his low rate of cesarean section births, has had his hospital privileges terminated and the matter reported to the Medical Board of California, according to Cedars-Sinai.

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For example, some pregnant patients are only being given the option of a cesarean section in emergencies so doctors can avoid the optics of performing an abortion.

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Those facilities transfer any woman who may need a cesarean section to a hospital, said Kate Bauer, executive director of the American Association of Birth Centers.

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