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cesarean

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ce·sar·e·an also cae·sar·e·an or cae·sar·i·an or ce·sar·i·an  (s-zâr-n)
adj.
Of or relating to a cesarean section.
n.
A cesarean section.

Cesarean, Cesarian [sɪˈzɛərɪən]
adj
(Historical Terms) (Medicine / Surgery) US variant spellings of Caesarean
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Noun1.cesareancesarean - the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
obstetrical delivery, delivery - the act of delivering a child
hysterotomy - surgical incision into the uterus (as in cesarean section)
Adj.1.cesarean - relating to abdominal delivery


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How, for example, do we discuss the overuse of cesarean delivery without making the one-fifth to one-quarter of us who've had one feel bad, or promote extended breastfeeding without seeming to blame women who haven't been able to do it?
The HealthGrades maternity care ratings were based on complication rates associated with vaginal and cesarean deliveries, volume, neonatal mortality and complication rates for nonindicated or patient-choice cesarean sections.
Women whose previous delivery had been by cesarean had a rate of stillbirth in their subsequent pregnancy similar to that of women who had had a vaginal delivery, according to a longitudinal study of Missouri births.
 
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