cesareans
Abdominal birth procedures
Cesareans is the plural of cesarean, a surgical procedure to deliver a baby through an incision in the mother's abdomen and uterus rather than through the birth canal.
The term comes from the Latin word for cut, not from Julius Caesar's birth as folklore suggests.
Also spelled caesareans.
She's had two cesareans.
Controlled cut into tissue
- scalpelPrecise surgical knife
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- epiduralSpinal numbing injection
surgeon · obstetrician · sutures · sterile · laparotomy · abdomen · uterus · clamps
Severe anxiety or suffering
- urgentNeeding immediate attention
- life-savingPreventing fatal outcomes
- complicationFactor that adds difficulty
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
crisis · preterm · hemorrhage · breech · stat · resuscitation · triage · stabilization
Forming close connections
- breastfeedingLactation-based infant nourishment
- lactationMammary gland secretion
- postpartumAfter childbirth period
- skin-to-skinUnclothed bodily touching
newborn · attachment · colostrum · maternal · family-centered
Restoration of health
- scarPermanent mark from healing
- postoperativeAfter an operation
- restCessation of activity
- stitchesThread fastening wounds
mobility · follow-up · drainage · rehabilitation · numbness · adhesions
Before birth
- scheduledArranged for specific time
- electiveChosen, not mandated
- repeatDo or say again
- VBACVaginal birth post-cesarean
indication · consent · neonatal · gestational · multiples
incision
Controlled cut into tissue
- scalpelPrecise surgical knife
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
epidural · surgeon · obstetrician · sutures · sterile · laparotomy · abdomen · uterus · clamps · retractors
distress
Severe anxiety or suffering
- urgentNeeding immediate attention
- life-savingPreventing fatal outcomes
- complicationFactor that adds difficulty
intervention · crisis · preterm · hemorrhage · breech · stat · resuscitation · triage · stabilization
bonding
Forming close connections
- breastfeedingLactation-based infant nourishment
- lactationMammary gland secretion
- postpartumAfter childbirth period
skin-to-skin · newborn · attachment · colostrum · maternal · family-centered
healing
Restoration of health
- scarPermanent mark from healing
- postoperativeAfter an operation
- restCessation of activity
stitches · mobility · follow-up · drainage · rehabilitation · numbness · adhesions
prenatal
Before birth
VBAC · indication · consent · neonatal · gestational · multiples
cesareansvaginal births
Childbirth through birth canal
natural births · natural childbirth · home births · water births · freebirths
- cesarean sectionSurgical childbirth method
- cesarean deliverySurgical childbirth through abdomen
- emergency cesareanUrgent surgical childbirth intervention