cesarian

Abdomen delivery method

A cesarian is a surgical delivery of a baby through an incision in the mother's abdomen and uterus, bypassing the birth canal.

The procedure is named after Julius Caesar, supposedly born this way, though the story is likely legend.

Also spelled caesarean or cesarean: She had to have an emergency cesarian.

surgical

abdomen

Torso's lower cavity

stitches · surgeon · obstetrician · sterile · drapes · gown · gloves · forceps · clamps · retractors

birth

delivery

Conveyance of goods

  • laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
  • newbornInfant just delivered
  • babyVery young child

mother · maternity · obstetrics · midwife · neonatology · contractions · breech · placenta · umbilical · fetus

emergency

urgent

Needing immediate attention

crash · stat · life-threatening · hemorrhage · complication · intervention · rapid · triage · critical

Opposites
delivery method

cesarianvaginal delivery

Birth through birth canal

natural birth · vaginal birth · natural childbirth · home birth · water birth

Family

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