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or caesarean section
as in natural childbirth
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Recent Examples of cesarean section
Dickerson had to have a cesarean section ultimately as her baby’s heart rate kept dropping.
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
Then, while on bed rest at 32 weeks, my placenta suddenly ruptured, leading to an immediate emergency cesarean section.
—Kobi V. Ajayi, The Conversation, 1 Dec. 2025
Suddenly, Jasmyn's condition worsened so doctors pivoted and performed a cesarean section, known as a C-Section, on Jan. 13, 2014.
—Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Oct. 2025
Other nongenetic factors, such as premature birth or birth by cesarean section, maternal diabetes and exposure to air pollution or certain antiseizure drugs in utero have been shown to increase a person’s risk of autism in some studies.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2025
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
Then, while on bed rest at 32 weeks, my placenta suddenly ruptured, leading to an immediate emergency cesarean section.
—Kobi V. Ajayi, The Conversation, 1 Dec. 2025
Suddenly, Jasmyn's condition worsened so doctors pivoted and performed a cesarean section, known as a C-Section, on Jan. 13, 2014.
—Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Oct. 2025
Other nongenetic factors, such as premature birth or birth by cesarean section, maternal diabetes and exposure to air pollution or certain antiseizure drugs in utero have been shown to increase a person’s risk of autism in some studies.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cesarean section
Noun
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Ruggiero said all of Jackson’s hospitals are using wireless monitors so expecting moms who want natural childbirth can walk around.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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The generation that ushered in the birth control pill, natural childbirth, and free love really left us in the lurch for the third chapter of the story that begins with periods, includes babies, and ends with our ovaries closing up shop.—
Anne Fulenwider,
Flow Space,
6 Sep. 2024
Noun
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The photos were never published in the UK and was immediately overshadowed by the news of Kate Middleton’s pregnancy.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
7 Mar. 2026
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That’s an entire pregnancy’s worth of time spent trying to figure out what to call her baby boy.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Cesarean section.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cesarean%20section. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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