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Health Encyclopedia: C Section

Definition

A C-section, also called a cesarean section, is the delivery of a baby through a surgical abdominal incision.

Alternative Names

Abdominal delivery; Abdominal birth; Cesarean section

Description

A C-section delivery is performed when a vaginal birth is not possible or is not safe for the mother or child.

Surgery is usually done while the woman is awake but anesthetized from the chest to the legs by epidural or spinal anesthesia. An incisio...

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