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Caesarean section
noun
- surgical incision through the abdominal and uterine walls in order to deliver a baby
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Caesarean section1
C17: from the belief that Julius Caesar was so delivered, the name allegedly being derived from caesus, past participle of caedere to cut
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Baby Amy was born by Caesarean section at Queen Charlotte's hospital in west London on 27 February.
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Laura Reed, 43, from Basingstoke, had a planned caesarean section in April 2020.
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Midwives and a junior doctor told Mrs Tierney that a Caesarean section had been ruled out for the evening of 9 October as they wanted to wait until morning.
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A coroner said "failings in care" led to a 20-minute delay in carrying out an emergency Caesarean section.
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When she regained consciousness, she discovered that her daughter had been delivered by caesarean section.
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