Caesarean section, known as C-section or caesarean delivery, is the surgical procedure by which one or more babies are delivered through an incision in the mother's abdomen, often performed because vaginal delivery would put the baby or mother at risk.
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Caesarean section is recommended when vaginal delivery might pose a risk to the mother or baby.
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Caesarean section is associated with risks of postoperative adhesions, incisional hernias, and wound infections.
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Women who had just one previous caesarean section are more likely to have problems with their second birth.
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Caesarean delivery on maternal request is a medically unnecessary caesarean section, where the conduct of a childbirth via a caesarean section is requested by the pregnant patient even though there is not a medical indication to have the surgery.
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Misgav Ladach method is a modified caesarean section which has been used nearly all over the world since the 1990s.
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Caesarean section can be performed with single or double layer suturing of the uterine incision.
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Regional anaesthesia during caesarean section is different from the analgesia used in labor and vaginal delivery.
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Caesarean section cut open the belly of the queen and took out the baby, thus saving the baby's life.
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Patron saint of caesarean section is Caesarius, a young deacon martyred at Terracina, who has replaced and Christianized the pagan figure of Caesar.
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