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Caesarean, Caesarian (US), Cesarean, Cesarian 1. of or relating to any of the Caesars, esp Julius Caesar (100--44 bc), Roman general, statesman, and historian 2. Surgery a. short for Caesarean section b. (as modifier): Caesarean birth How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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How, for example, do we discuss the overuse of cesarean delivery without making the one-fifth to one-quarter of us who've had one feel bad, or promote extended breastfeeding without seeming to blame women who haven't been able to do it? The HealthGrades maternity care ratings were based on complication rates associated with vaginal and cesarean deliveries, volume, neonatal mortality and complication rates for nonindicated or patient-choice cesarean sections. Women whose previous delivery had been by cesarean had a rate of stillbirth in their subsequent pregnancy similar to that of women who had had a vaginal delivery, according to a longitudinal study of Missouri births. |
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