Cesarean Section |
C-Section; Cesarean Birth |
A caesarean section (cesarean section AE), or c-section, is a form of childbirth in which a surgical incision is made through a mother's abdomen (laparotomy) and uterus (hysterotomy) to deliver one or more babies. It is usually performed when a vaginal delivery would lead to medical complications, although it is increasingly common for otherwise normal births as well. Etymology There are several elements which contribute to a linguistic explanation of the word caesarean. The term may be ...
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Resources
- ACOG's Physician Directory (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- C-Section: A Safe Birthing Option (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Cell-Salvage Therapy for C-sections (Cleveland Clinic)
- Cesarean Childbirth (American College of Surgeons) - Links to PDF File
- Cesarean Section (Cleveland Clinic)
- Cesarean Section (Medline Plus)
- Cesarean Section--A Brief History (National Library of Medicine Office of Public Information)
- Cesarean-Section Delivery (Cleveland Clinic)
- FASTATS: Births--Method of Delivery (National Center for Health Statistics)
- Labor Induction at 41 Weeks Lowers Cesarean Rate (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
- New CDC Report Tracks Trends in Cesarean Births and VBACs During the 1990s (National Center for Health Statistics)
- PeriStats (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation) - Perinatal health in the United States
- U.S. Birth Rate Reaches Record Low: Births to Teens Continue 12-Year Decline; Cesarean Deliveries Reach All-Time High (National Center for Health Statistics)
- Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Delivery (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Resource Center)
- Weighing the Pros and Cons of Cesarean Delivery (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
- What You Need to Know about Cesarean Section (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)

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