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cesarean section

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cesarean section also caesarean section
n.
A surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus, performed to deliver a fetus.
[From the traditional belief that Julius Caesar (or his eponymous ancestor) was born by this operation.]
cesarean section also caesarean section  (s-zâr-n)
A surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus, performed to deliver a fetus.
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Noun1.cesarean section - the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)cesarean section - the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
abdominal delivery, C-section, caesarean, caesarean delivery, caesarean section, caesarian, caesarian delivery, caesarian section, cesarean, cesarean delivery, cesarian, cesarian section
obstetrical delivery, delivery - the act of delivering a child
hysterotomy - surgical incision into the uterus (as in cesarean section)
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The guidelines call for a doctor to be available immediately throughout active labor when a woman is attempting a vaginal birth after cesarean delivery, in order to perform an emergency cesarean section if needed.
Why the Controversy by Baljeet35 / Health, general community
Byline: ANI Washington, July 28 (ANI): A new study, conducted by Mayo Clinic researchers, has shown that kids exposed to anesthesia during Cesarean section are not at any higher risk for learning disabilities later in life than children not delivered by C-section.
Anesthesia exposure during delivery not harmful for babies by Asian News International
1) When compared with infants delivered by elective repeat cesarean section at 39 weeks' gestation, infants delivered at 37 weeks' and 38 weeks' gestation are at increased risk for a range of adverse outcomes, including death, respiratory complications and admission to the neonatal intensive care unit (odds ratios, 1.
Even at term, timing of cesarean is linked to adverse outcomes by Melhado, L. / Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
 
 
 
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