Surgical delivery through the abdomen
abbreviation of "caesarian section" also can be further shortened as acronym C/S (see caesarian section below).
shorthand for cesarean section, which is the surgical delivery of a baby through the abdominal wall.
A major operation in which a doctor cuts through the mother's abdomen into her womb and removes the baby through the opening. (also called Caesarean section)
the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)
a major surgery, for crying out loud, that poses more risks to the mother and baby than a vaginal delivery, and the recovery afterward is apparently no walk in the park
a major surgical procedure by which doctors open the pregnant woman's abdomen and uterus and deliver the baby through the incision
a quicker type of delivery with less exposure to infected fluids when compared to a vaginal delivery
a surgical procedure that involves making an incision in your abdomen and uterus through which your baby is delivered
Indicates that the method of delivery was either a primary or a repeat C-section. Formula
Abbr. See cesarean section.