cesarean section
noun
variants
or caesarean section
or less commonly cesarian section
or caesarian section
often capitalized C
: a surgical procedure involving incision of the walls of the abdomen and uterus for delivery of offspring
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The federal review was launched more than two and a half years ago after a public outcry and lawsuits over the death of Kira Dixon Johnson, a Black woman who hemorrhaged and died after undergoing a cesarean section at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
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Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
The White House later confirmed Naomi had delivered via a planned cesarean section, as the president had shared was the plan earlier the day in an interview with USA Today.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
President Biden welcomed his first great-grandchild into the world on Wednesday after his granddaughter Naomi had a cesarean section birth in Los Angeles.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
In the first year, the program saved over $400,000 in total costs, primarily from a 25% reduction in cesarean section rates and a 16% decrease in NICU spending.
—David Snow, Jr., Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
The White House later confirmed Naomi had delivered via a planned cesarean section, as the president had shared was the plan earlier the day in an interview with USA Today.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
President Biden welcomed his first great-grandchild into the world on Wednesday after his granddaughter Naomi had a cesarean section birth in Los Angeles.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
In the first year, the program saved over $400,000 in total costs, primarily from a 25% reduction in cesarean section rates and a 16% decrease in NICU spending.
—David Snow, Jr., Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Cesarean section.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cesarean%20section. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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cesarean section
nounsometimes capitalized C
: a surgical procedure involving incision of the walls of the abdomen and uterus for delivery of offspring
Even a history of multiple cesarean sections need not exclude a pregnant woman from attempting a vaginal delivery, new research indicates.—Science News
Science Newscalled also cesarean, C-section
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