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caesarean section: see cesarean section cesarean section (sĭzâr`ēən), delivery of an infant by surgical removal from the uterus through an abdominal incision. ..... Click the link for more information. . Caesarean section surgical incision through the abdominal and uterine walls in order to deliver a baby |
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| lower rates of breastfeeding at three months Women who conceived with ART were more likely than other Victorian childbearing women to have had a caesarean section and to be disappointed with the birth experience. Doctors delivered her by Caesarean section at 26 weeks -- 14 weeks early -- because her mother suffered from toxemia, a condition in which poisonous substances spread throughout the body. Obstetric fistula, caused by prolonged and obstructed labour without prompt medical intervention, usually through a Caesarean section, leaves women with chronic incontinence and in most cases results in a stillborn baby. |
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