Topic Overview

Cesarean Delivery

Learn about Cesarean delivery (C-section), surgery to deliver a baby through the mother's abdomen. It is done when a vaginal birth is not safe.

Maternal Child HealthDigestiveReproductive

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Definition

Learn about Cesarean delivery (C-section), surgery to deliver a baby through the mother's abdomen. It is done when a vaginal birth is not safe.

Concept record

Canonical title: Cesarean Delivery
Alphabetical key: C
Category: Maternal Child Health
Content type: Topic Overview
Other names, clinical names and abbreviations: C-section, Cesarean section
Article status: Medical Encyclopedia Index Entry — full article under review.

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