How to Use C-section in a Sentence
C-section
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Nearly one-third of births in the U.S. are by C-section.
—Elizabeth Cohen, STAT, 23 Feb. 2024
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In 2021, about one-third of births in the United States were C-sections.
—Elsa Pearson Sites, STAT, 8 Nov. 2023
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They were told the baby's best chance of survival was for Samatha to have a C-section.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 10 June 2025
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In May 2024, Rachel had to give birth via an emergency C-section.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 16 July 2025
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Her daughters, Ella and Ava, were both born by C-section as well.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2024
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The patient, who was at high risk for bleeding, died the same day in March as her C-section, according to the state report.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2023
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Just over a week after a C-section, Shakir still didn’t think her headache was an emergency.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2024
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Toward the end, the doctor started to warn that a C-section was imminent.
—Time, 10 Apr. 2025
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The mother had an infection in her uterus, and the C-section was delayed by 45 minutes.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
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Ellie can't perform a C-section in time, and that's when Tommy and Jesse arrive.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 26 May 2025
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The star also revealed the baby was born via C-section because of its position in the womb.
—Simrin Singh, CBS News, 5 July 2023
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The book explains the benefits and risks of different types of childbirth, like home births, C-sections, and more.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 14 June 2023
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Even during her C-section, the conflict was inescapable.
—Maria Varenikova, New York Times, 2 June 2023
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Elsewhere in the episode, Violet performed a C-section on a patient in the field, which is way beyond a paramedic’s scope.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 16 Oct. 2024
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My wife had been awake for thirty-six hours when our baby was delivered by C-section.
—Danny Lorberbaum june 13, Literary Hub, 13 June 2025
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Of course, Stone’s character also bears a C-section scar as well as a neck scar from when her head was cut open, which were made with the use of prosthetics.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2024
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Three days later, doctors performed a C-section and Ashley gave birth to a baby girl.
—Jim Axelrod, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2024
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For this reason, C-section babies can also have a conehead if their head is pressed against the walls of the uterus or cervix prior to delivery.
—Maria Carter, Parents, 16 Nov. 2023
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What about postpartum belts catered to those who underwent a C-section?
—Holly Pevzner, Parents, 3 Nov. 2023
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Recovering from a C-section and having a new baby at home isn't easy.
—Nicole Harris, Parents, 14 Aug. 2023
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Only 10 days after an emergency C-section, doctors told the mom her baby wouldn’t make it through the night.
—Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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His wife successfully gave birth via C-section in the hospital back in 2018.
—Emma Colton, Fox News, 19 Sep. 2023
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Erica had scheduled a C-section that day, knowing Max would have a few days off after this game to support her and the new baby.
—Madeleine Janz, Peoplemag, 27 Oct. 2023
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Both her other boys were C-sections, and had her pregnancy progressed much further Siya would have had to be a C-section too.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2024
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But Patel said the fetus in the left uterus wasn’t dropping into Hatcher’s pelvis, so the doctor suggested a C-section.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 26 Dec. 2023
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The doctors made the last-minute decision to perform an emergency C-section.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
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The new mother of twins returned home in a daze, fatigued by her infants who never seemed to have the same sleep schedule and aching from her C-section incisions.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Her daughter Elsie was delivered via C-section, but died four days later.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
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For the same reason, you’ll usually be scheduled for a C-section delivery.
—Lisa McCarty, SELF, 21 May 2025
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An emergency C-section was performed on the victim, police said, and her baby was not injured by the gunfire.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2023
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