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Caesarean section |
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Caesarean section Noun surgical incision into the womb in order to deliver a baby [from the belief that Julius Caesar was delivered in this way]
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In contemporary practice, the rates of caesarean sections are an example of where measures of 'appropriateness' could well be considered. We recruited, in consecutive order, adults (>18 years of age) admitted to 3 Australian hospitals in 2004 for knee or hip prostheses, cardiovascular procedures, femoropopliteal bypass grafts, or abdominal procedures, including abdominal hysterectomies and lower segment caesarean sections. The third annual special will feature a variety of deliveries, from Caesarean sections and natural childbirth to premature, high-risk and multiple births. |
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