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or caesarean section
as in natural childbirth
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Recent Examples of cesarean section
Then, while on bed rest at 32 weeks, my placenta suddenly ruptured, leading to an immediate emergency cesarean section.
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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
According to the zoo, Rozi (meaning rose in Swahili) was born in February via an emergency cesarean section to her mother, Siri, who resides at the same zoo.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 2 Aug. 2025
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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
According to the zoo, Rozi (meaning rose in Swahili) was born in February via an emergency cesarean section to her mother, Siri, who resides at the same zoo.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 2 Aug. 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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Their youngest daughter’s role on the ABC police procedural goes back to before she was born, with her pregnancy — and experience having a home birth — being written into her storyline in season 5.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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And as the camera quickly revealed her pregnancy, a legend was complete.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Cesarean section.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cesarean%20section. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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