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Cesarean Section

What is a cesarean delivery?

A cesarean delivery, also called a cesarean section or c-section, is surgery to deliver a baby. The baby is taken out through your abdomen (belly). In the United States, almost one in three babies are born this way. Some cesarean deliveries are planned. Others are emergency cesarean deliveries, which are done when unexpected problems happen during delivery.

When is a cesarean delivery needed?

You may need a cesarean delivery because:

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  1. Cesarean Delivery (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... cesarean delivery? A cesarean delivery, also called a cesarean section or c-section, is surgery to deliver a ...
  2. A cesarean section is a way to deliver a baby by cutting through the skin of the mother's abdomen. Although ... anemia, or heart disease. Like many surgical procedures, cesarean sections require anesthesia. Usually, the mother is given an ...
  3. Bergholt T. Cesarean section: procedure. In: Arulkumaran S, Robson MS, eds. Munro Kerr's Operative Obstetrics . 13th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2020:chap 25. ...
  4. Delivery by Cesarean Section (American Academy of Pediatrics)  
    Cesarean section~ Birth~ C-section~ Surgery~ Uterus~ Birth Canal~ Breech~ Anesthesia~ VBAC~ labor~ emergency delivery ... American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) explains birth by Cesarean section.
  5. Cesarean Sections (C-Sections) (Nemours Foundation)  
    cesarean sections, c-sections, c sections, c section, c-section, cesarean section, surgical delivery, why have a c-section, what's ... Many babies are delivered via cesarean sections. Learn why and how C-sections are done.
  6. ... are many reasons to deliver a baby by Cesarean section, such as abnormal position of the baby, or ...
  7. ... are many reasons to deliver a baby by Cesarean section, such as abnormal position of the baby, or ...
  8. ClinicalTrials.gov: Cesarean Section From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
    Cesarean Delivery/Clinical Trials ... Cesarean Delivery ... From the National Institutes of Health ... National Institutes of Health
  9. Images ... The uterus is exposed through the abdominal wall, and an incision is made in the uterine covering. The muscles of the uterus ...
  10. ... used before surgery, and during and after a cesarean section, in order to prevent the patient from getting ...
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