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C Section Procedure

Health Encyclopedia: C Section

Alternative Names

Abdominal delivery; Abdominal birth; Cesarean section

Risks

C-sections have become very safe procedures. The rate of serious complications, such as maternal death related to C-section delivery, is extremely low.

However, certain risks are higher after C-section than after vaginal delivery:

Risks due to anesthesia:

Reactions to medications
Problems breathing

Risks related to surgery:

Bleeding
Infection

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