a medical procedure to deliver a baby without a vaginal birth
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            a procedure that involves surgical delivery of the baby through the abdomen
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            a surgical procedure whereby the baby is delivered through an incision in the mother's abdominal wall and uterus