cesarean section
noun
variants
or caesarean section
or less commonly cesarian section
or caesarian section
often capitalized C
: a surgical procedure involving incision of the walls of the abdomen and uterus for delivery of offspring
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Anderson also recounted her experience in 1994 returning to the set of the show just 10 days after giving birth to her first child, Piper, via cesarean section at 26.
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Noah Osborne, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2024
In these cases, a cesarean section will likely be suggested.
—Parents Editors, Parents, 4 Mar. 2024
The new parents welcomed their bundle of joy via cesarean section after confirming their little one was in breech position.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
With her pregnancy at the edge of viability, the patient requested to have a cesarean section, Osmundson said, even though there was a significant chance the baby might not survive.
—Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 26 Feb. 2024
While there's no question that some of this is due to early induction and early cesarean sections, Gounder says, the trends of those have actually been going down.
—Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2024
Sharing that his daughter came early, Austin noted that Wang had to have an emergency cesarean section.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
Mothers pregnant with multiples usually need to have a cesarean section.
—Lauren Dunn, NBC News, 24 Feb. 2024
The couple’s unborn daughter was delivered via emergency cesarean section, prosecutors said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 7 Feb. 2024
Noah Osborne, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2024
In these cases, a cesarean section will likely be suggested.
—Parents Editors, Parents, 4 Mar. 2024
The new parents welcomed their bundle of joy via cesarean section after confirming their little one was in breech position.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
With her pregnancy at the edge of viability, the patient requested to have a cesarean section, Osmundson said, even though there was a significant chance the baby might not survive.
—Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 26 Feb. 2024
While there's no question that some of this is due to early induction and early cesarean sections, Gounder says, the trends of those have actually been going down.
—Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2024
Sharing that his daughter came early, Austin noted that Wang had to have an emergency cesarean section.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
Mothers pregnant with multiples usually need to have a cesarean section.
—Lauren Dunn, NBC News, 24 Feb. 2024
The couple’s unborn daughter was delivered via emergency cesarean section, prosecutors said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 7 Feb. 2024
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cesarean section
nounsometimes capitalized C
: a surgical procedure involving incision of the walls of the abdomen and uterus for delivery of offspring
Even a history of multiple cesarean sections need not exclude a pregnant woman from attempting a vaginal delivery, new research indicates.—Science News
Science Newscalled also cesarean, C-section
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